Hundreds of protesters marched through Mexico City’s Condesa and Roma districts on 4 July, denouncing what they call a wave of U.S. migrants driving up housing costs and eroding local culture. According to video footage and an Associated Press account cited in online reports, the demonstration turned violent when a smaller group smashed storefront windows, looted high-end shops and shouted at foreign visitors. Graffiti scrawled on damaged façades read “Get out of Mexico” and “Kill a gringo,” underscoring anger over the rise in Americans settling in the capital’s fashionable neighbourhoods. U.S. citizens can remain in Mexico for up to 180 days without a visa, and between 4,000 and 10,000 Americans obtained Mexican legal-resident status last year, according to figures circulating among protesters. By comparison, roughly 180,000 Mexicans received U.S. permanent-resident status in the most recent U.S. data. Demonstrators called for tighter regulations on short-term rentals and limits on foreign real-estate purchases, arguing that gentrification is pricing locals out of the property market. City officials said they are assessing damage to private businesses; no injuries or arrests had been confirmed as of late Sunday.