Mexicans Are Abandoning Their Suburban Dreams and Their 'Birdcage' Homes Jill Replogle - Fronteras Desk
go to original January 15, 2014

Abandoned Homes Plague Tijuana's Outlying Suburbs (KPBSSanDiego)

In the past few decades, millions of Mexicans became homeowners thanks to higher salaries and government aid. The increased demand fueled a boom of low-cost suburbs in cities like Tijuana. But now, many of those suburbs are falling into disarray, and residents have fled.

There are an estimated 50,000 abandoned homes in Tijuana and some 600,000 across Mexico. Jill Replogle from Fronteras Desk explores why.

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