An influx of Californians and other Americans has arrived in Mexico City, angering some locals who say they are gentrifying the area, according to a report. The Los Angeles Times report on Wednesday described how some Mexican locals are “fed up” with the growing number of Americans, many from California, moving in and visiting the country, which has contributed to rising rent and a shift from Spanish to English in some places. “New in town? Working remotely?” Flyers reportedly popping up around Mexico City. “You’re af—you’ve got the plague and the locals hate you. Go away”. The article describes how Americans have brought a flavor of “new wave” imperialism, as taquerias and corner stores have slowly been transformed into coffee shops and Pilates studios. LA’S $588M SIXTH STREET BRIDGE CLOSES TWO WEEKS AFTER OPENING DUE TO ILLEGAL ACTIVITY: POLICE Setting Mexico City Day People in foreground, Chapultepec Castle and Paseo de la Reforma in distance, Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo: Jumping Rocks/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) English is also said to be becoming more prevalent as more Americans move to and visit Mexico City to take advantage of the lower rent and the ability to stay in Mexico for 6 months without a visa. “We are the only brown people,” Fernando Bustos Gorozpe, a 38-year-old writer and university professor, told the Los Angeles Times. “We’re the only ones who speak Spanish besides the waiters.” TUCKER CARLSON: THE PARTY OF DIVERSITY IS RUN BY PEOPLE WHO PREFER ALL WHITE NEIGHBORHOODS INCREASINGLY Bustos later posted a video on TikTok saying the influx of Americans “reeks of modern colonialism,” and nearly 2,000 people responded in agreement. “Mexico is classist and racist,” Bustos added. “White-skinned people are preferred. Now, if a local wants to go to a restaurant or a club, he not only has to compete with rich, white Mexicans, but also with foreigners.” The article also pointed to a post on social media online where a young American said: “Do yourself a favor and telecommute in Mexico City – it’s truly magical.” The tweet received many negative responses. Rowers on the lake in Bosque de Chapultepec forest park. ((Photo: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)) “Please don’t,” said one of the responses. “This city is getting more and more expensive every day, in part because of people like you, and you don’t even realize it or care.” MEXICO NABS MOST WANTED FBI CARTEL BOOSS CHARGED IN 1980 KIDNAPPING, MURDER OF AGENT While the Los Angeles Times report insisted that the “vast majority” of Mexico City locals are “unwaveringly polite” to visitors, there is still a “friction beneath the surface” of what gentrification means to the area. “There’s a distinction between people who want to learn about the place they are and those who just like it because it’s cheap,” said Hugo Van der Merwe, 31, a man who grew up in Florida and Namibia and works. remotely in Mexico City, he said. “I’ve met quite a few people who don’t really care where they’re in Mexico, they just care that it’s cheap.” The State Department says there are 1.6 million Americans living in Mexico, many of whom came during the coronavirus pandemic when Mexico eased restrictions earlier than many places in the United States, but it remains unclear how many of those Americans are located in Mexico City. SUPREME COURT RULING ‘STAY IN MEXICO’ WILL LEAD TO CHAOS AND DEATH The Los Angeles Times reports that in the first four months of this year, 1.2 million foreign visitors arrived at Mexico City’s airport. “We’re just seeing Americans flooding in,” said Alexandra Demo, who runs the relocation company Welcome Home Mexico. “They’re people who might have their own business or maybe they’re thinking about starting some consulting or freelance work. They don’t even know how long they’re going to be there. They’re completely taking over their whole life and it’s just moving down here.” Demou added that she gets 50 calls a week from people thinking of moving to Mexico City. MEXICO, MEXICO CITY – SEPTEMBER 08: Aerial view of Mexico City on September 8, 2016, Mexico. (Photo by Frédéric Soltan/Corbis via Getty Images) Lauren Rodwell, who moved to Mexico City from San Francisco’s Mission neighborhood, says she’s sensitive to gentrification, but doesn’t feel guilty as a black woman. “I feel like, as a person of color from America, I’m so economically disadvantaged that wherever I go and experience some advantage or fairness, I take advantage of it,” Rodwell said, adding that “being black in America” is exhausting and “it’s nice to have a break from it.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The Los Angeles Times reported a similar situation in Portugal earlier this year in a story titled “Welcome to Portugal, the new immigrant haven. Californians, please go home.” In the article, the newspaper reported that the number of Americans living in Portugal has increased by 45% in the past year, and many residents have become frustrated with the rising housing costs associated with it. Andrew Mark Miller is a writer at Fox News. 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