[dropcap size=big]I[/dropcap]f crossing the Tijuana border into the U.S. felt like an eternity the last time you entered the scrum of SUVs and sedans angling for entry, you should have seen it last night.
On Sunday night at midnight, Covid-initiated border restrictions were eliminated after 20 months, allowing fully vaccinated travelers with visas and border crossing cards to enter the States again from Mexico and Canada.
This slackening of previous constraints unleashed a backed-up crush of vehicles running several miles long at the MexiCali port of entry, according to the L.A. Times. Eager lines of pedestrians waiting for the clock to strike at 12 AM were reportedly also dense. As of this morning, the paper reports that the flow across all Tijuana border crossings seems relatively light.