Image From The Washington PostFrom The L.A. Times:
Fearing that they won't be safe visiting relatives south of the border, many are forsaking family traditions and staying in the U.S.
Every December for as long as Brenda Cardoso can remember, her family has spent Christmas together at her grandmother's house in Tijuana.
The celebration begins with nine days of posada parties and ends with an all-night gathering on Christmas Eve, with presents, piñatas, songs and homemade tamales.
But this year, her family is putting the tradition on hold.
Cardoso, 25, said she and her family are scared of the escalating drug wars and have decided to stay home in Downey for the holidays.
"It's not safe for us to gather over there," said Cardoso, who was born in Mexico but is now a U.S. citizen. "It's sad because it was a tradition that we grew up with. . . . Now, unfortunately, we can't do it because of how the situation is in Mexico."
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My Comment: The violence in certain Latin communities in the U.S. (itself) are rife with violence and crime .... one can only imagine how horrible it must be in Mexico itself.