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12/02/2016

Topic Reading-Vol.1696-12/2/2016

Dear MEL Topic Readers,
A day at the world's busiest land border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico
Crossing a border everyday doesn’t seem like a popular way to commute. But there are many land borders that are crossed by large number of commuters, merchants, traders and truck drivers around the world such as China and south Asian countries like Vietnam, Myanmar and Laos, US-Canada and US-Mexico.
Among such border crossing points between two neighboring countries, Tijuana is the busiest in the world. As many as 50 million people cross this border every year. Many of them do every day to work in the other side of the border, which takes considerable time in the long line for customs and immigration, especially from Mexico to the U.S.
Why do they sacrifice so much time for traveling? Well, things are much cheaper in Mexico than in the U.S. and wages are much higher in the U.S. than Mexico. Living in Mexico and working in the U.S., or working and living in the U.S. and spending money in Mexico seems quite advantageous financially.
Enjoy watching the video and thinking what the life is like to have a family in Tijuana and work in San Diego.

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