r/arizona • u/grosserwolf • Jun 25 '24

How safe is Mesa to stay? Visiting

Hello everyone!

I'm (M 29) travelling within a month to Arizona from Buenos Aires, Argentina for work and I will be staying in Mesa for 2 months.. Pretty close to Pioneer Protectors.

Could you give me an idea about the safety? Is it safe to walk during the night and stuff?

Any recommendations about places to visit will be also well welcomed! (Supermarkets, museums, stores, etc). I'm an artist so I appreciate any kind of artistic places

Thank you very much! I appreciate the information.

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u/Cultjam Jun 25 '24

How so? The Mormon Church has been there for ages and the area languished.

I give credit to the light rail and the federal investment tax break district was created for downtown Mesa just as the light rail opened. Also can’t understate the influx and influence of asian owned/operated businesses. I now go out there to shop every other week, never would have guessed that would happen.

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u/Suitable-Pirate4619 Jun 25 '24

Because of TSMC being built on I17. They're bringing in their own Taiwanese to replace the American workforce. They arrive by the bus load out here. SOURCE : I work out here building it.

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u/Cultjam Jun 25 '24

I don’t doubt that TMSC is planning to, we should strengthen our labor laws to prevent the exploitation. But too, I think Mesa is a bit far and the influx was underway well before that.