Efectos de la violencia en la frontera

Uno de los diarios norteamericanos de mayor circulación (Wall Street Journal) analiza uno de los efectos no anticipados de la manera en que se combate el narcotráfico en nuestro país: el boom o (crecimiento) sorpresivo del otro lado de la frontera, en particular El Paso, Texas.

Aquí un par de párrafos:

This buttoned-down city on the Mexican border feels like a boomtown these days, as entrepreneurs fleeing drug violence in Ciudad Juárez head across the Rio Grande to open hip clubs and hot restaurants here.

The violence in Mexico has provided an unexpected economic boost to El Paso, a city of more than 600,000 residents at the westernmost tip of Texas. The unemployment rate here was 9.8% in September, equal to the national average but far lower than in other border towns such as Brownsville and McAllen.

Cindy Ramos-Davidson, chief executive of the El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, said her staff was swamped with requests from Juárez businesspeople wanting to settle in El Paso. They started more than 200 companies in the 12 months ended July 31, a 40% jump from the same period last year.

Aquí la noticia del Wall Street Journal.

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