The estimated population of Tijuana is 1.5 million. The population has doubled in the last 14 years. 37% of homes in Tijuana have neither running water or sewers.
Canyon of Laurels next door to Playas.
Can~on de Laureles vecinos de Playas.
Se calcula que 50% de los residentes de Tijuana no tiene visa estadounidense. En promedio cada dia muere un trabajador indocumetado en intento de cruzar hacia EUA.
An estimated 50% of Tijuana's residents do not have visas to enter the USA. On the average each and every day one undocumented worker dies trying to cross to the USA.
En la via internacional circa las garitas.
On the Via International near the gates
Mas de 251 mil cruces diarios entre Tijuana Y San Diego durante el an~o 2003. Cerca de 40 mil turistas visitan a diario Tijuana. 45% de ellos permanecen menos de 3 horas en la ciudad. (Hay 5000 consultorios medicos, 4000 dentistas, 2500 consultorios dentales y 1400 farmacias en Tijuana.) Los tijuanenses gastan 33% mas en San Diego que los habitantes de San Diego en Tijuana. Circa de 25% de los trabajadores tijuanenses tienen trabajos en San Diego.
There were more than 251 thousand crossings daily between Tijuana & San Diego in 2003. About 40 thousand tourists visit Tijuana daily. 45 % of them stay less than 3 hours in the city. (There are 5000 medical offices, 4000 dentists, 2500 dental surgeons & 1400 pharmacies in Tijuana.) Tijuanans spend 33% more in San Diego than San Diegans spend in Tijuana. About 25% of workers living in Tijuana have jobs in San Diego.
Las garitas por los Estados Unidos
The gates to the USA
Hoy era tipico. Cuesta 1 hora, 5 minutos para cruzar la frontera. Desde el Agosto pasado cuestaba aveces 20 minutos, aveces 3 horas. Es una fuga tremenda para las economias de Tijuana y San Diego.
Today was fairly typical. It cost 1 hour, 5 minutes in line to get across the border. Since last August it has been as little as 20 minutes, as much as 3 hours. It is a tremendous drain on the economies of both Tijuana and San Diego.
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