Mexico is offering undocumented foreigners including Americans amnesty if they come forward and apply for legal status.
"I have heard there are people here who don't have the proper documents. We have illegal aliens here also," said Arlene Van Note, a resident in San Miguel de Allende.
"I'm a permanente. I live here all the time," said Van Note who is retired.
She has her documents in order but other Americans do not.
They're not climbing over the walls either. They're driving in. They come in on trains and planes and buses.
Many enter on tourist . . .
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