Why the U.S. considers parts of Mexico just as dangerous to visit as Syria and Yemen

The State Department considers five states in Mexico as dangerous for U.S. travelers as war-torn nations like Syria, Yemen and Afghanistan. Agency officials announced a new numbered classification system for world travel on Wednesday, replacing a confusing array of “travel alerts” and “travel warnings” found on its website. The information is officially for U.S. government employee travel guidance but also serves […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2018/01/11/why-the-u-s-considers-parts-of-mexico-just-as-dangerous-to-visit-as-syria-and-yemen/