I have no idea what the first couple of posters are talking about - and they probably don't either. Yes, there are killings in Mexico and Juarez is one of the bad ones. But spill over to south Texas? El Paso directly across from Juarez has one of the lowest crime rates for a major city in the whole US. And 72 kidnappings a day? Where do these facts come from? Where can they be found? Never heard such nonsense. Where do these posters come from with their distorted misinformation? If claims such as these are made they should be supported by links to websites where facts can be found. I often post websites for the US FBI and US Dept. of Justice where all US crime stats can be found. After years on the is forum I no longer believe those who make these ridiculous statements have ever actually been to Mexico nor do they actually know the first thing about Mexico. They read too many trash newspapers and watch too much trash TV.
But to answer the question. We often cross south of Deming, NM about 100 miles west of El Paso - Columbus, NM on the US side and Palomas on the Mexico side. Walk across from convenient parking lot but be sure to have passports and if not a US citizen you might check in with the US border people before crossing. I do not know if there is any border town that will show you anything like the "real" Mexico because I have not seen the Mexico we love anywhere along the border. We go to Palomas to a dentist there and also get eyeglasses. You can find Americanized Mexican food and junk tourist trinkets. The town is poor and dusty but there may be some idea of what a border town is like. There are many small border towns you can visit that keep you away from the cities where trouble can be found. But then it is possible to find trouble no matter where you go.
