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New Border Security in Mexico

Mexico: New Border Security Measures May Cause Delays


Driving into Mexico will involve longer delays come January when the Mexican government implements new border security measures designed to disrupt the flow of weapons and cash to Mexican criminal groups. The new measures, which include gates, cameras and vehicle weighing scales, are being tested in Tijuana and have lengthened the border crossing process from a few minutes to an hour or more despite officials’ claims that initial screening will take only eight seconds. Business leaders in Baja California are concerned that the new policy will further erode an already bleak tourist trade, but the government is determined to go through with the plan in an effort to improve security."

Do you think this will deter people further to travel to Mexico?