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cactusamigo
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Inka - You make a valid point. These conditions exist now for many items. That's why I load up on fruit/vegetables in Mexico before heading north. Cucumbers are just one good example. This week I paid $.89 for just one cucumber here. In Penasco that would buy a kilo! The same price difference applies to Anaheim chilis, tomatillos, tomatoes, limones, asparagus, etc., etc.
Approximately 80% of our winter produce comes from Mexico, mostly from Sinaloa, south of Sonora. Interesting that what one is prohibited from personally importing, can be imported commercially. Commercially imported items are "inspected" and pose no threat! SURE!
Papayas are OK, but not mangos, even though both are grown in the same regions. Something about mangos being a host to some species of fruit fly. Where are mangos grown in the U.S.? I have never seen a domestic mango in any market. Most come from Central America. That specific fruit fly of interest could probably not even survive in our climate! Well, how do you stop something that has wings and can fly?
No matter, protect your butt and don't give the Obama/Napolitano border gestapo an opportunity to make an example out of you. Things have changed very quickly recently with the implementation of outgoing inspection, the government violation of private property rights (Gringo Pass), and handcuffing law abiding citizens as if they were criminals under arrest while their vehicle is being inspected at secondary inspection.
Approximately 80% of our winter produce comes from Mexico, mostly from Sinaloa, south of Sonora. Interesting that what one is prohibited from personally importing, can be imported commercially. Commercially imported items are "inspected" and pose no threat! SURE!
Papayas are OK, but not mangos, even though both are grown in the same regions. Something about mangos being a host to some species of fruit fly. Where are mangos grown in the U.S.? I have never seen a domestic mango in any market. Most come from Central America. That specific fruit fly of interest could probably not even survive in our climate! Well, how do you stop something that has wings and can fly?
No matter, protect your butt and don't give the Obama/Napolitano border gestapo an opportunity to make an example out of you. Things have changed very quickly recently with the implementation of outgoing inspection, the government violation of private property rights (Gringo Pass), and handcuffing law abiding citizens as if they were criminals under arrest while their vehicle is being inspected at secondary inspection.
