Living in Mexico, but want to be able to use our phone in the states.

We are living in Mexico, but, when visiting the states, we want to be able to use our phone and have a US number. If we buy an unlocked IPhone and have it activated with a Mexico plan and number, can we change the SIM card when we visit the states and have a pay as you go US number?

I am afraid that this is a local policy of Germany as a state, and adopted by companies, which activate there. This method has been used in many European countries, but not in all countries. I am still happy that almost all the films are subtitled in Romania as this allows to hear the original language, the original voice and is very useful for learning foreign languages. Dubbing films is, in my mind, against the European spirit of mutlicultural continent, and states which still support this should abandon this method. I think this is an issue of a cultural phenomenon, not an Apple forum issue.
This is a comment inspired by your post, I am sorry, I have no idea how to solve this in the short run.

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