DILLEY, Tex. — As Central Americans surged across the U.S. border two years ago, the Obama administration skipped the standard public bidding process and agreed to…

Descriptions for THE EXPAT FILES SHOW #574 #1-Things I can’t stand about Latin America- Part One: We have story about a trip to a Latin…

Descriptions for The ExPat Files Show #573 #1- Latins tend to mix English and Metric weights and measures with no apparent rhyme or reason. It…

Descriptions for THE EXPAT FILES SHOW #572 #1- In Latin America you should not only be on the lookout for counterfeit dough, but be on…

Descriptions for The ExPat Files Show #571 #1- Details on Panama’s new “Friendly Nations” residency program: Since 2014 Panama has designated fifty so-called “friendly” nations…

Descriptions for The ExPat Files Show - 06-17-2016 #1- Tricks, diversions and scams used by “cambio guys”... those ever present street-corner and land-border money changers…

Description for THE ExPat Files Show - 06-12-2016 #1- More of the latest info on the Latin American residency process: People don’t realize that if…

#1- When Gringos apply for residency and/or citizenship/passport in their new Latin country- do they really need to be fluent in Spanish? Well the forms…

#1- Lost in translation- some common and peculiar problems all Expats have when trying to communicate with Spanish speakers #2– Latin America is now starting…

#1-Will you be rich in Latin America? In Latin America just what is the definition of rich? What income is considered middle class? ….or upper-middle…

#1-How “Clueless Gringos” get gouged by Latin lawyers- their methods. #2–True stories of Latin lawyers charging exorbitant Gringo prices. #3-My own personal “gouged and scammed”…

#1- Working “Off the Books" in Latin America: The poop on gringos and Expats working under the Latin tax radar. #2– In their home countries,…