During the pandemic, a new wave of Americans have moved abroad in search of cheaper rent, better weather, and slower lifestyles. Many of these young workers are self-described digital nomads, with disposable incomes.

In many cities, this influx of well-off migrants has led to gentrification and displacement of local residents. To zero in on how this issue is playing out in Mexico City, we speak with Tamara Velasquez, a doctoral student and researcher of gentrification in the Rutgers University Global Urban Studies program. And we hear from an American digital nomad in Mexico City, Meckell Milburn, about her experience as a Black woman abroad and how she tries to be a responsible nomad.