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Tighter security threatens to lengthen epic waits at Tijuana-San Diego border crossing By DAN KEANE Associated Press Writer TIJUANA, Mexico July 21, 2008 (AP) Motorists line up to cross the border into the US from Tijuana as they wait at the US Customs and... It looks like any Southern California traffic jam — except you can buy a cappuccino and a 4-foot statue of Jesus from your car while watching dogs sniff vehicles for drugs. This is the U.S.-Mexico border's most congested crossing, where local residents say already epic lines into San Diego have grown even longer since January, when the U.S. began phasing out a long-standing practice of allowing people they believed to be American citizens to enter by simply stating their citizenship. Border guards now require most crossers to present a U.S. passport or other proof of... [read full story]
