As the Mexican population in the United States shrinks, Americans are increasingly migrating to Mexico.
A man folds a pickleball net in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. American retirees gather at the municipal sports center several days a week to play the sport favored by seniors in the United States. By Mary Beth Sheridan Mary Beth Sheridan Correspondent covering Mexico and Central America Email Bio Follow May 18 at 1:51 PM SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE, Mexico — Spanish friars brought the faith to this colonial city in Mexico’s central highlands.It started with just a few American retirees.
They’re a mixed group. They’re digital natives who can work just as easily from Puerto Vallarta as Palo Alto. They’re U.S.-born kids — nearly 600,000 of them — who’ve returned with their Mexican-born parents. And they’re retirees like Guzmán, who settled in this city five years ago and is now basically the pickleball king of San Miguel.Victor Guzmán visits a house that is listed for sale in San Miguel. He and his wife moved to the city from Charlotte in 2014.
While the United States is deeply divided over immigration, American immigrants here have largely been welcomed. In San Miguel — where about 10 percent of the city’s 100,000 residents are U.S. citizens — Mayor Luis Alberto Villareal delivers his annual State of the Municipality address in English and Spanish.
The scenery isn’t the only draw. Given the dollar’s strength against the Mexican peso, even an American getting by on Social Security and a modest pension can rent a high-ceilinged apartment, hire a maid and eat out most nights.Technology has shrunk the distance between the countries.
About 35,000 Americans live in the beach resort of Puerto Vallarta . About 20,000 Americans reside near Lake Chapala, in central Mexico, according to the U.S. Embassy.
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