Tijuana is a large slum. The TiaJuana river is an open sewer that dumps raw sewage onto US beaches. The government is corrupt, and the police are constantly asking for bribes.
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Drug lords have taken over the town, just yesterday there was a huge gun battle. The San Diegans who used to go down there a lot don't go there anymore.
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Getting over the Tijuana/San Ysidro border sometimes takes several hours, making morning commutes difficult for Mexicans who work in the US.
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