Mexicans fleeing bloody drug war move to El Paso

Drug wars in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico have caused a near complete collapse in law and order.

There have been 12 homicides in El Paso, Texas this year. Compare that to some 900 murders in Ciudad Juarez which is just a short walk across the border.

Ciudad Juarez is where Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, the most wanted man in Mexico, is battling local drug baron Vicente Carrillo Fuentes for U.S. smuggling routes.

As a result, hundreds of middle class Mexicans are fleeing across the border into El Paso and buying homes helping keep the Texan city's property market afloat despite the worst U.S. housing crisis in decades.

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