[ansel12]

I didn’t know that about El Paso and the checkpoints, I don’t live in that region anymore.

What is going on at the checkpoints that is new?

[BobS]

Tijuana is the place to go for cheaper prescription drugs. The same chemicals, but under a different name by the same manufacturers. During daylight, of course.

[Left2Right]

About 20 miles north of Las Cruces on the 25, and about 50 miles east of El Paso on the 40, all the freeway traffic gets diverted into a Border Patrol checkpoint. There are huge numbers of cameras and all kinds of other detection equipment that starts about 1-2 miles from the checkpoint and basically brings traffic to a standstill during busy traffic times. And of course you have the obligatory BP agent asking where you are going and if you an American citizen.

On one hand, I understand why they need to do this, but on the other hand it really ticks me off that 50-60 miles from the border American citizens have to put up with this kind of nonsense, while nothing is done to secure the border itself.