Thread: U.S. warns of border shutdown in San Diego

U.S. warns of border shutdown in San Diego during protests

ASSOCIATED PRESS

6:51 p.m. August 29, 2007

SAN DIEGO – All vehicle and pedestrian traffic at the city's border crossings may be blocked Friday during demonstrations in Mexico over that country's pension laws, U.S. authorities said.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Wednesday urged travelers to avoid the border crossings during the protests, citing Mexican news reports that traffic in both directions may be blocked for up to six hours at San Ysidro, the nation's busiest border crossing, and at Otay Mesa.

The California Highway Patrol plans to close all southbound traffic on interstates 5 and 805 just north of the San Ysidro crossing at 8:30 a.m. Friday. CBP will close the crossing's pedestrian bridge.
State Highway 905 southbound lanes near the Otay Mesa crossing may also close, CBP said.

Cargo traffic at the Otay Mesa is unlikely to be affected, CBP said.

In June, about 10,000 demonstrators in Mexico briefly blocked traffic between San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico. The demonstrators, many of them teachers, protested a Mexican law passed earlier this year that raises the retirement age for workers to 60 from 50 and introduces individual retirement savings accounts for government workers.

An average of about 30,000 pedestrians, 35,000 vehicles and 250 buses enter the U.S. each day at San Ysidro, making it the country's busiest crossing by far.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metr ... tdown.html

I will be monitoring the situation.

"Lawenforcer" Do pics come with your report?

Originally Posted by LawEnforcer

I will be monitoring the situation.

Thanks LE. this could be interesting.

An average of about 30,000 pedestrians, 35,000 vehicles and 250 buses enter the U.S. each day at San Ysidro, making it the country's busiest crossing by far.

Why do these people get to come into the country and for what?

Originally Posted by LawEnforcer

I will be monitoring the situation.

MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A MASK

Originally Posted by vmonkey56

An average of about 30,000 pedestrians, 35,000 vehicles and 250 buses enter the U.S. each day at San Ysidro, making it the country's busiest crossing by far.

Why do these people get to come into the country and for what?

The are crossing the border legally at a port of entry.

They can be tourist from any county in the world coming into the U.S. from Mexico.

Mexican citizens with border crossing cards for shopping.

Mexicans with U.S. citizenship who live in Mexico and work in the U.S.

Americans returning home.

Americans who work in Mexico and live in the U.S.

Etc.

Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

Originally Posted by vmonkey56

An average of about 30,000 pedestrians, 35,000 vehicles and 250 buses enter the U.S. each day at San Ysidro, making it the country's busiest crossing by far.

Why do these people get to come into the country and for what?

The are crossing the border legally at a port of entry.

They can be tourist from any county in the world coming into the U.S. from Mexico.

Mexican citizens with border crossing cards for shopping.

Mexicans with U.S. citizenship who live in Mexico and work in the U.S.

Americans returning home.

Americans who work in Mexico and live in the U.S.

Etc.

MEXICAN KIDS WHO GO TO CALIFORNIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS AT tAXPAYER EXPENSE.

Originally Posted by Skip

Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

Originally Posted by vmonkey56

An average of about 30,000 pedestrians, 35,000 vehicles and 250 buses enter the U.S. each day at San Ysidro, making it the country's busiest crossing by far.

Why do these people get to come into the country and for what?

The are crossing the border legally at a port of entry.

They can be tourist from any county in the world coming into the U.S. from Mexico.

Mexican citizens with border crossing cards for shopping.

Mexicans with U.S. citizenship who live in Mexico and work in the U.S.

Americans returning home.

Americans who work in Mexico and live in the U.S.

Etc.

MEXICAN KIDS WHO GO TO CALIFORNIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS AT tAXPAYER EXPENSE.

Americans 16 to 20 who go to Mexico to drink because the legal drinking age in Mexico is 18.

Drug smugglers.

Gun smugglers.

Money smugglers.

So shut it down for a month. Make the illegals MAD for once.

Revised - So shut it down by securing for a month. Make the ILLEGALS MAD for once.