What would happen if I just drove straight south to Mexico?

Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨andros_rex@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨nostupidquestions@lemmy.world⁩

Almost had a job - was all but hired, but whoops! I’m a gay trans man, should have considered that before I had hopes of being able to pay back my college loans.

What would be a realistic plan for driving straight down south to Mexico City and just knocking at every school door saying “¿necesitas maestro?” Or really, I’ll stop at the first city with access to testosterone and maybe a nice gay night scene.

I assume security going into Mexico is a lot easier to clear than the other way around? Visas probably cost money I don’t have LOL

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jewbacca117@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Driving straight south will be tricky as all of the major roads have turns at some point. Make sure you have a vehicle that can handle well off road.

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- felbane@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Maybe he didn’t want to risk driving gay south, especially through states like Texas where they’re fragile about such things.
  
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BaroqueInMind@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Mexico is extremely conservative and largely Catholic. You'd be driving into essentially a Spanish speaking Vatican City the size of half the USA.

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- andros_rex@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  As long as they don’t have access to my birth certificate, there’s no evidence that I am transgender.
  
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  - garbagebagel@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Mexico City has a much better scene for queer folks if you’re serious. Though there is quite a bit of pushback currently about US remote workers moving down there and gentrifying.
    
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  - shalafi@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    If there’s no evidence, why does it matter in the US? Not like employers have access to your birth certificate. Serious question.
    
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Dimantina@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Hearing your a certified teacher have you looked at Canada. Rural areas have teaching shortages, we pay well and are very trans friendly.

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WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
I live on the border and cross into Mexico several times per week. First off, crossing into Mexico by car will involve more scrutiny than doing it on foot. Also, bringing a car in for more than a temporary stay requires getting import permission. If you are going to Mexico City specifically, you will need to have a work visa and that means having pre-arranged plans for a job when you apply. There are a lot of people who travel to teach in Mexico—they aren’t desperate. You want to have actual qualifications for the job so you can compete.

Mexico is not some laissez-faire country like you seem to think it is, and Mexico City is a modern international mega-city. Places you try to get a job, especially as an American, are going to expect you to be legit.

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- andros_rex@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  
  You want to have actual qualifications for the job so you can compete.
  
  I’m qualified to teach secondary and post secondary science and math. I’ve made accounts on some websites to try to find a school that will help me with a work visa, but it seems a lot of places are more willing to hire people who are already there.
  
  I know it’s not “lawless.” I’m just looking to escape the impossible credit card that my ex saddled me with (pro tip! max out your husbands credit cards before kicking him out and he won’t be able to afford a lawyer to do anything about it) and the coming student loan debt.
  
  I have like $200 in my bank account, the limited work I get is seasonal and we just hit the off season and I’ll probably be negative after rent next month. Plus 20k of credit card, 60k of student loan. My car is maybe worth 10k, but the title is two years out of date.
  
  I’ve been desperately fucked for two and a half years, and I’m just trying to figure out where I could show up with maybe $1000, find someplace not in the US that will let me teach algebra or chemistry and make enough to not die.
  
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  - WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    In your situation, you will probably want to sell the car and use the money to make sure you get the proper visas. If you don’t have much money left, you may want to consider moving to a smaller town than Mexico City to save on rent. You may also find places more desperate for teachers who could help you with getting a work visa. There are many YouTube channels about being an expat in Mexico, and those could help you narrow down a cheaper place to move.
    
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  - trolololol@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Can you teach in Spanish??
    
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Lucky_777@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
If you need a job and also worried about being seen. Then call center WFH is for you.

Look at collection agencies that have WFH option. If you know Spanish, DM me. I can get you a job. The job isn’t glamorous or “fun” but you can make some cash and think about your future more.

It’s easy to get into Mexico with a US passport but staying and working is a different story.

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HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Mexico City has a decent sized American citizen community living there, but it is mainly driven by full remote workers who live there but travel back to the USA for a few days every six months.

I suspect that work authorization may be a problem. I’ve also heard that the culture in Mexico is somewhat conservative due to the Catholic Church; getting a job in a school will likely be difficult.

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- HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  A ~60 yo Mexican guy sitting next to me a few days ago in Oaxaca replied ’i don’t like Mexico City, to many gays’, when i mentioned where all i had traveled to recently
  
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funkforager@sh.itjust.works ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
For more information on being a US resident/citizen trying to get out of the US, and what your options are in various countries, I also highly recommend Trans World Express transworldexpress.org/wiki/Main_Page

The info there isn’t necessarily only useful to trans people, but mostly is aimed at trans people, since trans people are very vulnerable right now.

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Flax_vert@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
You’d fall off the edge of the United States

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ramble81@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
What makes you certain it was due to your sexual orientation or gender?

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- andros_rex@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  No one ever says “we aren’t hiring you because you are trans.” But vague allusions to background checks are the usual.
  
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  - tisktisk@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    but if that's the usual for non-trans too, do you think maybe the wrong excuses are being targeted?
    I really think the whole job structure itself needs a rework personally. The job hunt grind is debilitating emotionally tho--I fully understand the frustration/outrage it induces consistently
    
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- Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  I would also like to see where this is documented.
  
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  - starlinguk@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Documented?! Hahahaha, you funny.
    
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