Should American RV'ers Travel To Mexico During Border Closures?

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This is becoming a hotly contested debate.  Borders are officially closed to non-essential travel until October 21st.  That includes Canada, the U.S. and Mexico.  Daily reports say that the Mexican aduana is allowing rvers as well as other non-essentials into the country and that the U.S. pretty much does the same depending on the border crossing.  Again, as I have stated many times, in the U.S. as well as in Mexico (I can't comment on Canada although I am hearing pretty much the same), each port of entry has its own criteria.

In Mexico, the aduana is currently under dispute because of disagreements with Presidente Dingus.  PD insists that the aduana is so corrupt that it requires a complete change of command.  He has attempted to put the Mexican Marines in charge of both land and sea ports.  The Marines as well as the SCT (Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transporte) agree that should not happen.  This is a main part of the discrepancy in Mexican border crossing rules for COVID as they are defying presidential orders.

Unless you are a Mexican or a Mexican resident, temporary or permanent, you need to stay home.  What part of a pandemic do people not seem to understand?  We know for a fact that we can flatten the curve within six weeks.  That was part of the plan by providing stimulus checks as well as extended unemployment benefits.  

You cross into Mexico, you pick up the virus, travel back to the U.S. and only aggrevate the situation and it works in the opposite direction.  For some reason, air travel is being permitted because aircraft can cleanse the air using HEPA filters.  Again, if you are a temporary or permanent resident, you have the right to move to either side of the border.  

The U.S. has over 200,000 deaths and Mexico will reach 80,000 this weekend.  Mexico has a third of the U.S. population, 120 million, so you could easily multiply the number above by 3 and come to the conclusion that Mexico is actually in worse shape than the U.S.  

Again, why is this so difficult to understand?  Why run the risk of infecting others?  The vaccine will be coming soon and the situation will slowly improve over the next year.  Enjoy your home country traveling as far south as possible to enjoy the warm weather.  Canadians are in an even worse situation because of climate but much better off in terms controlling the virus with lower infection rates and deaths as well.

It's like taking a year off of life.  Schools should do the same.  Cancel classes for a year as a good percentage of both Mexicans and Americans are not able to participate in online classes due to location, lack of internet as well as technology.  It would become part of history.  It has happened many times during world wars where students skipped a year or were behind a year.   

This is just my take on how it should be handled and as I have said, just because you can doesn't mean you should.  Governments are more worried about economics and not human beings.  I have now lost a dentist, a retired friend,  and seven retired teachers to COVID in our circle of friends.  How many is too many and how many are we willing to risk?  Every number has a family, children, coworkers, neighbors and friends.

Stay safe, wear a mask and "BE THE EXAMPLE".