Spring breakers staying stateside
For years, spring breakers headed to South Padre Island, Texas, would also visit nearby Matamoros, Mexico. Not so much anymore, the Associated Press tells us. Violence erupting between soldiers and drug cartels has scared off many young tourists such as Paul Bonenberger, a Michigan State senior. Bonenberger tells the AP, “I’ve heard tons of (stuff) about the border,” said Bonenberger, 21, two beers in hand and surrounded by hundreds of Midwestern spring breakers on the beach. “I’ve heard it’s unsafe. I’m not about the border anymore, it’s not worth the risk.” The AP also reports that students are also staying put in South Padre Island because of concerns over tighter identification requirements for returning to the United States.
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