Episode Summary
In this episode of The Expat Files, Johnny Mueller explores a range of topics that highlight the complexities of political asylum, U.S. immigration policies, and cultural differences in Latin America. The episode begins with a discussion on the case of Abdallah Jaime Booker M Ortiz, a former Ecuadorian president who was removed from office in the late 1990s due to being declared mentally unfit. Despite this, he continued to live in luxury, eventually fleeing to Panama and returning to Ecuador in 2017 after the statute of limitations expired. Recently, he was arrested for illegal profiting from the sale of medical supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic, with his network selling equipment at inflated prices. Johnny comments on the pattern of corrupt politicians and drug lords finding refuge in Miami, suggesting that the U.S., particularly Florida, has become a safe haven for such individuals.
The episode then shifts to a discussion on the U.S. government's treatment of foreign convicted felons and its strict immigration policies. Johnny uses the example of Mike Tyson, a sex offender, who had to register as a sex offender in every state he visited and needed permission to travel abroad. He also recounts a house party in Latin America where middle-class Latinos expressed confusion about the chaos and riots in the U.S., questioning the link between police brutality and looting. The Latinos at the party, who had never visited the U.S., were baffled by the scale of the unrest and noted that such behavior is uncommon in their own countries.
Next, Johnny delves into the historical and cultural use of the term 'India' in Latin America, noting that in countries with significant indigenous populations, the term is often derogatory. He contrasts this with Caribbean countries where the term is not used in a negative way. He also touches on the complex relationship Latinos have with government, highlighting the irony that while they often dislike government, they desire government jobs due to better pay and job security. Johnny then shifts to discussing a concerning article about the intelligence of police officers in the U.S., citing a case where a college graduate scored 125 on an IQ test, which is considered above average, but the average IQ of police officers is much lower.
The episode continues with a discussion on the case of Robert Jordan, a 49-year-old college graduate with an IQ of 125, who was denied a police position in New London, Connecticut, due to a policy that only accepted candidates with IQs between 20 and 27. Jordan sued the city, but the court ruled it wasn't discriminatory because the policy applied to all candidates equally. Johnny comments on the policy, suggesting it's unwise and that geniuses are unlikely to become cops. He also shares personal experiences with cops in Latin America, noting that while some are friendly and not as corrupt as in the U.S., others can be extorted for small fines. He offers tips for expats on how to avoid trouble with local police.
Finally, Johnny discusses his experiences with driving in Latin America, particularly highlighting how he and others have used various tactics to avoid traffic stops and the leniency of driver's licenses in most countries. He contrasts this with Costa Rica, where he notes that the police are more aggressive and tend to target expats. He also touches on the recent vaccination law in Argentina, which requires proof of vaccination for various procedures, and advises against investing in Costa Rica or Argentina. He concludes by promoting his expat insider seminar as a way to get started with plan B.
Episode Notes
In this episode of The Expat Files, Johnny Mueller explores the intersection of political asylum, U.S. immigration policies, and cultural differences in Latin America. He delves into the case of a former Ecuadorian president, the treatment of foreign felons in the U.S., and the cultural use of the term 'India' in different regions. Johnny also shares insights on expat experiences with local police and the challenges of driving in Latin America.
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Corruption in Latin America, Political corruption, Legal and political asylum, Drug trafficking, U.S. and Florida's role in harboring criminals, U.S. immigration policies and treatment of foreign felons, Cultural and social differences between the U.S. and Latin America, Perceptions of police brutality and social unrest in the U.S. among Latin American communities, Cultural use of the term 'India' in Latin America, Relationship between Latinos and government, IQ and police hiring practices in the U.S., IQ and hiring practices in law enforcement
Chapters
00:00:00 Opening 00:00:31 Introducing the Case of Abdallah Jaime Booker M Ortiz 00:02:08 Recent Arrest of Former President for Illegal Profiting 00:06:56 U.S. Immigration Policies and Foreign Felons 00:07:17 A House Party in Latin America 00:10:39 Confusion and Observations on U.S. Social Unrest 00:11:33 The Term 'India' in Latin America 00:12:28 The Caribbean vs. Indigenous Countries 00:12:40 The Hypocrisy of Latinos and Government 00:14:18 The State of the U.S. and the Need to Leave 00:15:11 IQ and Police Hiring in America 00:17:13 IQ and Hiring Practices in Law Enforcement 00:18:51 Johnny's Commentary on Genius and Cops 00:20:27 Johnny's Experiences with Cops in Latin America 00:22:47 Eddie's Roadblock Tactics 00:23:29 Driver's License Leniency in Latin Countries 00:24:14 Costa Rica's Aggressive Policing 00:25:14 Argentina's New Vaccination Law 00:26:42 Recommendations Against Costa Rica and Argentina 00:26:56 Promotion of Expat Insider Seminar
Transcript
Automatically transcribed from the original recording; names and wording may contain errors.
[00:00] South of the border down Mexico way That's where I fell in love when the stars above came out to play and now that I wonder Hello there all you ex-pat wannabes. I'm Johnny Mueller and you're listening to the expat files living in Latin America The show that tells you just what it's like to live work play and or retire down here in Latin America It's a mix of the good the bad the ugly and the great and it's all right here. So let's get started All right, let's start by talking about a guy named Abdallah Jaime Booker M Ortiz, you know who is probably not let me fill you in on this idiot Well, he's an Ecuadorian politician and lawyer who was president of Ecuador back in the late 1990s
[00:48] His nickname back then when he was president was a loco Means the crazy lover or the idiot who loves you could have it either way. You gotta wonder How do you get a name like that? Anyway, he was removed from office after being declared mentally unfit to rule by the National Congress Hmm talk about calling the kettle black. You'd think being mentally unfit for the job would be a prerequisite Man, it makes you wonder how these idiots rise so high in politics Well, you know what they say politics is like a plugged up toilet all the biggest chunks float to the top man Have they got that right? So then what happened to this guy? Well, he took the millions he stole from the Ecuadorian government He moved to Panama under political asylum because other Latin countries will always accept a deposed
[01:35] Dictator a genocidal maniac as long as he's got a big bank account or slash fund So he did what so many corrupt ex presidents do he became a fugitive live in the high life in Panama So anyway, he waited it out in the lap of luxury in Panama for around 15 years and came back to Ecuador in 2017 when the charges against him expired, you know statute of limitations and all that He's been living in his native country Ecuador for the last couple of years spreading his dough around Playing the big shot as sociopaths are want to do so then what's this got to do with anything? Well, he's in the news again today Let me read this news report that just came out of Ecuador the title former president arrested for illegal profiting from COVID-19 supply sales starts by saying pre-dawn raids in Guayaquil and Quito Wednesday morning
[02:21] Resulted in 17 arrests and a confiscation of millions of dollars worth of COVID-19 test kits antiviral medications and personal protection gear among those taken into custody were former president Abdullah book ram who according to federal Prosecutors was the head of a network that sold medical supplies and equipment to the social security system of Ecuador the hospitals and other health Care facilities at extremely inflated prices. He's been charged with organized crime participation Investment and price gouging also detained It says were former and current employees of the Ecuadorian social hospital network ie friends and cronies of the scumbag ex-president who authorized the purchases Wait a minute. Does it really say scumbag? Maybe not, but it should have all right
[03:08] Then it says in addition to seizing boxes of thousands of COVID-19 tests face masks at The former president's home police also found unregistered firearms for which he's also being charged more items were found at the home of his son Delo book around a former National Assemblyman a congressman who is also being charged surprise surprise It runs in the family then it says in Guayaquil Ecuador Prosecutor Yanina Villa Gomez said at least 12 million dollars in medical supplies We're sold by his network to the Ecuadorian national health system the ie SS hospitals with products being sold at a 300% markup from normal prices then it says now get this according to prosecutors at least three more
[03:54] national health care hospital administrators remain at large as fugitives who left the country on humanitarian flights to my jammy What's it with these dirtbag Latino politicians who always seem to end up stealing their country blind buying luxury homes and condos in my jammy and Living happily forever after so many are convicted criminals who've become fugitives from their own country The only time they ever seem to get caught and put away is when they make a trek back down to their hometown Since in Miami, there's just nobody's with money while back at home The locals are always sucking up to him and kissing their asses and you know sociopaths can't get enough of that Doesn't matter. They've been convicted of stealing the country blind after a few years after things have died down
[04:43] They always seem to work their way back to the homeland and though it's true everyone here in Latin America though They hate their politicians when they see him in person at the grocery store They suck right up to him and you know for political fugitives with big bankrolls My jammy is the number one playground for those guys. I don't know why people in the States tolerate that I just don't get it though. It is another nail in the coffin for Uncle Sam's big brother land So anyway, this guy fits the pattern perfectly. He stole the country blind got indicted and convicted escaped with help from his friends was in luxury exile in Panama for 10 plus years and Now he's back in his homeland pulling the same crap though. This time they got him Stuff like that seems almost normal down here though. The thing that makes this guy's case a little more outrageous is that way back in
[05:31] 1997 he was kicked out of office for being mentally unfit as Judged by a Congress that certainly was mentally unfit, too I mean, that's a prerequisite right and what kills me is that in all of these cases There's always a Miami connection as if my jammy was some kind of permanent safe house for these idiots And why US and Florida governments permit that I'll never know But it is another symptom and clue as to how screwed up the US really is what a failed state it's become And it's on its way to third world status, too And it's not just the maniacal scumbag politicians either You don't even have to dig deep to find out that nearly every Latin American drug kingpin and a ton of mid-level Narcos to have mansions and beach houses in my Jimmy and here's another thing I don't get you know
[06:19] If you're a felon in the United States, you're just not allowed to leave the country unless you have permission from the State Department That's the standing rule. Anyway, you have to have an interview and give reasons why you're gonna leave and they still can turn you down I remember reading about that when Mike Tyson's managers would set up boxing matches overseas He had to get permission cuz he was a felon where she had he was a sex offender So every time he went to another state in the Union He was forced by law when he arrived at the airport to register as a sex offender And he had to do that in every city he lived boxed or hung out in now if that's so and it's true You can look it up. Why is it that the US government will fling the doors wide open for convicted felons of other countries? Is there something wrong with that picture or is it just me?
[07:07] Well, you know you guys and gals up there who haven't made a single move on your plan B. I feel sorry for you It's funny. You know, some people are content to live in hell. They don't mind it. They're happy there Speaking of living in hell up in the States. I was at a house party a couple of days ago No, not up in the States here in Latin America on the Caribbean side Anyway, it was held at a big wide open airy house on a private beach No one by the way was wearing masks and the guest breakdown. It was like this There were four or five Venezuelans to Colombians a kind of uppity guy from Argentina who thought he was a little bit higher class than the rest of the Latinos there telling the truth He tried to bond with me and I couldn't get rid of the guy oh and there was a couple from the DR and a couple from Panama and Since all were Latinos every conversation was in Spanish
[07:55] And you know as we were sitting around by the pool The subject of police brutality and the riots and looting in the US came up And of course, they directed their questions to me the sole gringo in the place Like I'm supposed to be the answer man, even though I haven't lived there for 30 years I was the only gringo around but you know I do connect with friends and family in Chicago and points north every week and I keep up with the news and scuttle But so I guess for them anyway asking me about the craziness up in the states is better than nothing The thing is every single one of those Latinos. I think there were 14 of them there wondered What the hell is happening up in the states? Oh, and by the way, these were middle class and upper middle class Latinos who'd never visited the states Though they all wanted to in a big way most of them just couldn't get visas even tourist visas to visit a few of them had tried they wanted to go where else
[08:42] My jammy and Disney World But they were rejected because even to visit the states legally as a tourist any Latino has to jump through a million hoops Go down to the embassy fill out tons of paperwork Get bank statements credit card statements a police good conduct report letters of referral, etc And actually sit for an interview at the US Embassy then pay 300 bucks That's non refundable and believe me 9 out of 10 Latinos get rejected So imagine all the money the US Embassy collects, which is why you have to imagine so many sneak through Mexico But not these Latinos they weren't poor Mexicans or Central Americans They all had good jobs and nice cars and decent homes with their number one wish being to go to my jammy and
[09:27] Disney World, oh You know, it's so hard to keep my mouth shut when I hear people say that I really want to set them straight But I don't want to rain on their parade hell It's a party. So anyway, none of the Latinos Latinas at this house party had ever been to the station They're wondering what's going on with all the riots and unrest They understand that a black guy got killed while he's being arrested and it was captured on video that video has been seen around The world Latinos know all about that. But the question they're asking is why all the looting and rioting What's that got to do with police brutality? And how's that gonna fix it? They all said there's police brutality in every Latin country But there's a big difference the common Latino response is never to loot and destroy Businesses you buy your products from and you never wreck houses in your own neighborhood or anyone else's neighborhood
[10:15] What they do is they get together Storm a police station burn it down and then flip over a couple of patrol cars and maybe set a few of those on fire You don't go wrecking people's property people's houses and innocent business men in the neighborhood that you're friends with normally and that you buy your Liquor and your groceries from so there I was sitting around with Latinos from five different Latin countries You know what? They said they think the people of the United States have gone off their rockers Especially the black people because you see they're watching TV, too They're seeing all the protests and the riots glass breaking looting and it has not escaped their notice that although in the peaceful Protests against police brutality where people are carrying signs and just chanting. They're seeing a wide variety of nationalities blacks whites
[11:02] Latinos Asians, but when it comes to the actual looting and pillaging It's almost always black people who are doing the dirty oh and by the way, there were three black Latinos at this party the Dominican couple and a guy from Panama and You know as usual when you run into black people here in Latin America They don't refer to themselves as black and they correct you on it, too No matter how dark they are and some of them are extremely dark, especially the ones from Haiti They always refer to themselves as more a nose or Latinos of schoolers dark-skinned Latinos Oh and some dark-skinned Latinos on the Caribbean side Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico Honduras Panama and down south in Brazil referred to themselves as indios or indias Which of course in Spanish means Indian like American India and it even says that on their passports and national IDs and to further
[11:51] Complicate things in countries that have lots of indigenous people like Guatemala Mexico and El Salvador If you use the word India or India, it's an insult Kind of like saying your white trash or using the n-word though, for example in Mexico Guatemala El Salvador, etc Oh, and by the way, oddly enough. We're talking mostly about Latin countries that have a Pacific Coast I said Pacific Coast as opposed to the Atlantic or Caribbean coast You'll never see that word India or India printed on one of their national IDs or cellulose Though you'll hear the nicer more proper term indigenous thrown out a lot. You'll never hear the word India unless it's an insult However, as you move to the Caribbean coastal countries of Latin America when you use the term India or India There's no such negative connotation. Don't ask me why that's just the way it is
[12:40] Turns out the more indigenous people in a Latin country The more they hate that word India which does make sense because for example If you go to a place like the Dominican Republic the DR where they have virtually no indigenous people You'll see those words India or India on a good percentage of people's cellulose and national IDs In fact one time I went down to the driver's testing station with a Dominican girl and she pulled out her ID I had a look at it and it said for skin color India and I told her they could never get away with that in a place like Guatemala or El Salvador She gave me a quizzical look and said what but back to the police brutality rioting and looting thing Like I said Latinos are baffled because their response would have been to burn a few police stations Flip a few patrol cars and torch them too. They destroy government property. All right
[13:28] They've got no love at all for government or politicians Which in a way goes right to the hypocrisy of Latinos too because every one of them Would love to get a sack job in government. You know what a sack job is, right? It means you just come in every day sit there like a dead sack of potatoes and collect your dough on payday Yeah, it's schizophrenic. All right, everyone hates the government, but they would love a government job Makes sense though since in some cases government jobs pay two to three times what the same job pays in the private sector Plus they've all got unions. So it's almost impossible to get fired unless I've been told this anyway You get too greedy and steal more than the next guy or perhaps you killed the boss No, that might not even qualify unless maybe you screwed his wife, too At least that's what one of my favorite Latino lawyers tells me and you know looking at that disaster
[14:16] That's unfolding up in the States right now Starting with kovat 19 the popping of the everything bubble the massive twenty five trillion dollar debt depression style unemployment widespread police brutality looting rioting big brother big pharma and the surveillance state Man, if that's not enough to push you over the edge Get you thinking about getting the hell out of Dodge in a hurry then it really is true Some people don't mind hell. They're all right with it No, admittedly having a plan B is not for everyone You have to have a brain and an above-average IQ or it just won't make sense to you Oh and speaking of IQs above average and otherwise I just got done reading this article that scared the hell out of me Or I should say would have scared the hell out of me if I still lived up in Chicago or anywhere up in the states
[15:03] For that matter. Oh, and if you want a copy or a link to any of the articles I read snippets from send me an email the expert files at gmail.com Anyway, this was entitled can a person actually be too smart to be a cop in America now There's a catchy title for you It starts out considering all the police brutality and officer-involved shootings in the US news these days Here's a rhetorical question for you. How well do police hiring practices select for candidates who can actually understand and interpret the Constitution or use proper discretion while protecting and serving America Well, it says a federal courts decision back in 2000 suggests that the average cop is not necessarily all that smart For example, it says Robert Jordan a 49 year old college graduate scored 33 on an intelligence test
[15:52] he took as part of his application to become a police officer in the town of New London, Connecticut a 33 on that test met Jordan had an IQ of 125 well above average now for the uninitiated people with a score of 90 to 110 are of average intelligence about fifty one point one six percent of the US population Test in that range. Whereas if you have an IQ of 111 to 120 That's called above average with 15 point seven percent of the US population testing in that range and people with an IQ of 121 to 130 are considered gifted Six point four percent of the population tests in that range over a hundred thirty considered very gifted Only two point one percent of the population is in that range
[16:39] By the way, when people say IQ tests aren't fair because they're culturally biased. That's been adjusted for Culturally fair IQ tests are being used and they're certified Obviously, you couldn't expect someone who lives in Ethiopia to know about hockey or anything at all about the Ukraine In fact IQ tests are the most predictable and well-known of all sociologic measures So these days if you take an IQ test you can take a culturally fair Intelligence test or a classical IQ test and with both of them the numbers they come up with are often very close So anyway, a 49 year old college grad Robert Jordan scored an IQ of 125 on the New London, Connecticut Police exam where the average score for police officers taking that test was 21 to 22 or an average IQ of
[17:25] 104 Jordan later found out the New London police force would only interview candidates who scored between 20 and 27 an IQ of about 100 to 110 so Jordan sued the city alleging discrimination But the second US Circuit Court of Appeals in New York upheld that it wasn't discrimination Why because the New London Police Department applied the same standard to all candidates not just him So basically they only wanted dead average cops and the theory behind it They said that those who scored too high could get bored with police work and leave soon after costly training that according to ABC News Who was reporting the story? So while acknowledging the basic fact that such a policy might be unwise The Supreme Court determined it had a rational basis because it was put in place to lower cop turnover
[18:15] In other words hire a bunch of average cops None of them smart gifted or brilliant to work a job mentally stimulating enough for an average guy But no more. Sorry. No smart guys allowed not in this club After that ruling nothing changed the police department went on to continue Automatically disqualifying anyone whose IQ was too high Then the article finishes off with this. It says America's local law enforcement agencies of which there are 18,000 plus more than any other country in the world are not Encouraging geniuses to apply to be officers In fact geniuses don't stand a chance even if they wanted to though I guess and it's me Johnny here making a comment if you're a genius or even gifted or brilliant
[19:01] Why in the world would you ever want to become a cop anyway? Hey personally, I've got nothing against cops I know a lot of very nice strict and well controlled cops when I live back in Chicago I got to meet a lot of them not that I ever got in trouble It's just that I played in a pretty popular rock and roll band in the area And every gig we played there was security at that time Anyway, a lot of cops moonlighted as security guards for various functions and events So I got to see a lot of the same faces over and over again Good guys too though. None of them struck me as geniuses I'm sure they never looked at me as anything special either But that was then we're talking about now, like I said, I haven't lived in the States for 30 years You listeners out there would be much better judges though I do believe you'd have to be nuts to want to be a cop these days
[19:50] Anywhere though I could see why for a lot of dead average military types, you know grunts mustard out for whatever reason Getting a job as a cop is a natural progression Though I've also read that the average IQ of military guys has gone down over the years, too It's obvious. They're accepting more and more morons and idiots Might that have anything to do with the miserable public school system with all the prescription drugs kids are on these days Not to mention all that snowflake crap social promotions and participation trophies. Yeah, right that stuff really builds character, doesn't it? Man, you don't know how glad I am to be here in Latin America. Hey, I'm not saying the cops down here are any better I've ran into some real mental midgets, but I mean that the kindest Christian sort of way
[20:36] You know you longtime listeners have heard me say once you get south of south of the border That is south of the Mexican border cops are friendly more than happy to talk to a gringo Oh and most of them have never even fired a gun and they only have one or two bullets on them because they have to buy Their own ammo shades of Barney Fife, huh? Now that's not to discount the fact that they won't try to squeeze you sometimes If you're truly a clueless gringo and walking around like mr. Moneybags, you could be a target But most often for very small change in fact last time I got nailed and you probably heard me tell that story When I was walking around at nine or ten o'clock at night very close to my hotel And I didn't have an ID on me or a copy I was just taking a walk two cops on a motorcycle pulled up and told me I was required to have ID
[21:23] And I didn't so I had to pay a fine. Of course, it was BS They were just trying to gouge me but I figured 20 bucks wasn't gonna crimp my lifestyle plus side made two best friends for life Plus it didn't make for an interesting boots on the ground story didn't it? But still in all the 30 years. I've been here in Latin America I think I was only extorted by cops three maybe four times and they never got more than 20 bucks out of me Though I have bought some of the local cops Gallon or to a gas and I'm always good for a bag of Cheetos and a two liter jug of coke It's the easiest way in the world to make friends with cops believe me, but you knew that already, right? Oh, and here's another little trick expat Eddie taught me You know expat Eddie hasn't always had his papers in order. He probably still doesn't he knows if he gets pulled over He could be in some trouble
[22:09] So just for example if he's driving with an expired driver's license Even an average idiot Latin American cop might pick up on the fact that it's expired Even if the cop knows zero English, he can still read the numbers So here's Eddie's trick if he spots a roadblock up ahead and he thinks he's gonna get stopped now remember if there's a roadblock They're probably gonna pull over one out of every 20 or 30 or even 50 cars So there's a very slim chance you're gonna get pulled over. However, sometimes you'll see a roadblock with a couple of cops standing around And there's no traffic. You're practically the only one on the road, which increases your odds of being selected Substantially and as for Eddie I've been with him when he's done this if the traffic is spares And he sees a roadblock like that He'll put on his emergency flashers well before he ever gets to the roadblock
[22:57] He'll slow way down and pull right over pull a map out of his glove compartment Get out walk over to the cops and play the lost clueless gringo act He'll speak in English, but throw in a few choice Mispronounced words in Spanish and guess what all of a sudden the cops are gathered around looking at the map They'll point this way and that way and happily give him directions He never needed and of course since he pulled over way before they could flag him down They never thought to ask him for his papers because he was a gringo in distress. Hey, I saw him do it twice By the way when it comes to driver's licenses and getting pulled over in almost all Latin countries. They're extremely lenient Except Costa Rica where the national pastime is gouging gringos So anywhere but Costa Rica if you have a foreign driver's license US Canada, whatever it's as good as gold
[23:46] No problem And it seems like it's only been in Costa Rica where lots of the cops know English and they're seeing large quantities of tourists Where they'll try to enforce a certain rule that says if you've been in the country more than six months You have to have a Costa Rican driver's license and you can only get one of those if you're a permanent resident of Costa Rica Same is true in every Latin country in order to get a driver's license from that country You have to be a permanent resident But I've never seen that enforced in any other Latin country except Costa Rica where as mentioned Gouging gringos is the national sport or one of them anyway and cops there are very good at it They've got a thousand ways to squeeze dough idea right on the spot doesn't matter For example If your Canadian license has three four or five years to run if you're in the country driving after more than six months Pops will hit you with a 100 to five hundred dollar fine on the spot
[24:34] Of course a good percentage of the time it ends up in their pockets because you never pay a fine on the spot That's illegal. So in the end that makes it reason One thousand two hundred and forty six why I don't recommend Costa Rica for your plan be though It's a great place to go for a weekend or a couple of weeks holiday I don't recommend you invest or stake roots there. Oh and another place I would never recommend gringles the next best to live Argentina Not only is the country completely bankrupt and they're running at 50% inflation per year if that weren't enough Here's the topper and I'll read this from an article. You just might want me to send you for proof It says according to Argentine newspaper per field Argentina recently approved a new law 22 dot 909 that declares vaccinations as a national interest
[25:23] Stating that vaccinations are a social good for all According to new law and I'm translating this from Spanish Vaccination is of a national interest and we understand that research epidemiological surveillance Decision-making based on evidence acquisition storage distribution and provision etc etc is highly important it says from now on vaccines and their application are free and mandatory in Argentina and totally provided by the government in all stages of life being Vaccinated and get this will be necessary and required for Procedures such as entry and exit into the country and entry and exit for children into the school system Proof of vaccination will be required for processing or renewal of national IDs
[26:12] passports residents medical procedures for work for marriage certificates as well as driver's licenses and Processing of legal and family documents it finishes up by saying it's important to recognize that adults Understand they will be required to have certain vaccines such as hepatitis B diphtheria and tetanus That's our new public policy for control and prevention of vaccine preventable diseases Whoa, did you get that? Hey, I know a lot of you are listening to the show because you want to get started on that plan B But forget about Costa Rica and Argentina believe me Oh and you can add Cuba Venezuela and Mexico to that list, too But you know that still leaves you 15 out of 20 very Valuable options and of course, you know the best way to get your plan B Jump-started in turbocharged is to join me at my expat insider seminar
[27:01] Signups are underway right now for my August seminar starts on the evening of the 21st a Friday night and finishes up Thursday night August 27th for all the details and sign up info including the early bird discounts They'll be in effect till the end of June. Just go to expat plan B calm and click on the seminar link Oh, and once again, we're looking for a lady to share double occupancy. That means she'll save 750 bucks off the single rate. So if you're interested in a roommate, send me an email expat files at gmail.com You've been listening to the expat files living in Latin America If you need some help with your own plan B We can schedule a one-on-one phone or Skype consult Just send me an email the expat files at gmail.com And if you want to get on the waiting list for my next week long expat insider seminar in Central America
[27:50] Where you're guaranteed to get a two to five year head start on your plan B Send me an email the expat files at gmail.com