SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — It’s been a little more than a year since the COVID-19 restrictions on essential travel were lifted along the border and it appears border crossings are above pre-pandemic levels.
Kenia Zamarripa, executive director of International Business Affairs for the San Diego Chamber of Commerce, said the increase in border travel is creating a boon to the border economy, especially in the tourism and commercial sectors.
According to figures provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, there were about 7.6 million crossings in February 2020 just before the pandemic began at the San Ysidro Port of Entry between San Diego and Tijuana.
For September of this year, the latest figures available, 8.7 million crossings were recorded.
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