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US-Mexico crossing partially reopens after roof collapse
Reuters ^ | 9/15/11 | Staff

Posted on 09/15/2011 1:51:51 PM PDT by La Enchiladita

The San Ysidro border crossing between Mexico and the United States partially reopened on Thursday, a day after a roof collapse dumped debris on cars, injured more than a dozen travelers and closed the port to northbound traffic.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Mexico
KEYWORDS: aliens; border; illegals; sanysidro
That was the good news, this is the bad news:

The port, which every day handles some 50,000 vehicles and 25,000 people crossing north to San Diego on foot, has been undergoing a $600-million upgrade since February that aims to more than double its capacity.

1 posted on 09/15/2011 1:51:56 PM PDT by La Enchiladita
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To: La Enchiladita

“...that aims to more than double its capacity.”

Aye, carumba.


2 posted on 09/15/2011 1:56:01 PM PDT by jessduntno (Obama shanks. America tanks.)
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To: La Enchiladita

Did the roof collapse because of too many Mexicans climbing up one side and walking across with Customs ordered to ignore it until the big rumble and crash?


3 posted on 09/15/2011 1:57:25 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (Compare "Delay is preferable to error" - Thomas Jefferson // "Pass this bill now!" - Barack Obama)
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To: La Enchiladita
The Structure ... Was it on the Mexican side, American side, or what?

Given the $ amount, it's probably one of America's "Stimulus" projects.

4 posted on 09/15/2011 1:57:50 PM PDT by OldNavyVet (One trillion days, at 365 days per year, is 2,739,726,027 years ... almost 3 billion years)
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To: OldNavyVet

I would guess May-hee-ko doesn’t spend one dime to secure the border....Hah!


5 posted on 09/15/2011 2:02:25 PM PDT by La Enchiladita (Jihad THIS!! America Forever!!! Let's Roll!!)
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To: La Enchiladita

Was that paid for by Stimulus 1?


6 posted on 09/15/2011 2:05:12 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: La Enchiladita

A $600 mil upgrade???? Is Mexico giving any $ for this? What kind of upgrade is worth $600mil?


7 posted on 09/15/2011 2:14:41 PM PDT by ColdOne (I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11)
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To: 1_Inch_Group; 2sheep; 2Trievers; 3AngelaD; 3pools; 3rdcanyon; 4Freedom; 4ourprogeny; 7.62 x 51mm; ..

Ping!


8 posted on 09/15/2011 2:51:08 PM PDT by HiJinx ("Good government is the concern of all men." ~ Louis L'Amour)
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To: ColdOne

“A $600 mil upgrade???? Is Mexico giving any $ for this? What kind of upgrade is worth $600mil?”

I doubt Mehiko is contributing a single damn worthless peso. As far as the $600 million, just how much embezzelment is going on here?


9 posted on 09/16/2011 9:58:48 AM PDT by Levante
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