Except it's not true. There's a cool little fishing town on the west coast an hour north of Puerto Vallarta called Sayulita. Well, it was a cool little fishing village, now it's becoming something of a tourist hot spot thanks to a new highway. But it's not new to Americans. There are thousands of expat retired Amerricans who have moved down there and bought property. I've met many of them. Some don't speak any Spanish, and didn't legally immigrate. In fact, there's a small colony of younger Americans who live in a campground by the beach, sell arts and crafts or give surfing lessons, take people on fishing trips, etc. all illegally and under the table. No one arrests them. In fact, the local community, businesses and politicians welcome them.