国际英语资讯:Feature: For thousands, crossing U.S.-Mexico border part of daily life
<p><span word="TIJUANA">TIJUANA</span>, <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 19-- <span word="Hector">Hector</span> <span word="Aguilar">Aguilar</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="citizen">citizen</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Diego">Diego</span>, <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tijuana">Tijuana</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Baja">Baja</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="state">state</span>.</p><p><span word="Almost">Almost</span> <span word="daily">daily</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 32-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="travels">travels</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="closely">closely</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="naturally">naturally</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span>.</p><p><span word="Aguilar">Aguilar</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="Mexican">Mexican</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forth">forth</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span>, <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="childhood">childhood</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tijuana">Tijuana</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="afterwards">afterwards</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="graduated">graduated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Diego">Diego</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="adult">adult</span>, <span word="Aguilar">Aguilar</span> <span word="chooses">chooses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tijuana">Tijuana</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="finds">finds</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="economical">economical</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="entertaining">entertaining</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="carries">carries</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="passport">passport</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="number">number</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Mexican">Mexican</span>.</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Tijuana">Tijuana</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Diego">Diego</span>, <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="boring">boring</span>," <span word="Aguilar">Aguilar</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="laughing">laughing</span>.</p><p><span word="Aguilar">Aguilar</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dynamic">dynamic</span> <span word="Tijuana">Tijuana</span>-<span word="San">San</span> <span word="Diego">Diego</span> <span word="border">border</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="boasts">boasts</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="busiest">busiest</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="points">points</span>, <span word="with">with</span> 30 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="crossings">crossings</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="guarded">guarded</span> <span word="fence">fence</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="gateways">gateways</span> <span word="divides">divides</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="of">of</span> 6.5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="generates">generates</span> 230 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span>.</p><p><span word="Between">Between</span> 70,000 <span word="and">and</span> 100,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="nationalities">nationalities</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="Rodolfo">Rodolfo</span> <span word="Figueroa">Figueroa</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Immigration">Immigration</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> (<span word="INM">INM</span>) <span word="delegate">delegate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Baja">Baja</span> <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p>
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