About 200, 000 people pass through California’s ports of entry each day, according to figures released by the San Diego-based Smart Border Coalition in the first four months of 2024.
In addition to the number, pedestrians and travellers heading northeast into California are included.
Nearly 13 million people entered the United States in cars with another 4.6 million on foot, according to the party, which aims to improve go through the San Diego- Tijuana binational region’s ports of entry.
With nearly 8 million bridges, the San Ysidro Port of Entry was the busiest. Otay Mesa was following with 3.3 million.
Nearly 3 million borders commuters were processed in the Mexicali- Calexico area during the first trimester of this year.
The Smart Border Coalition, which gathers its information from U. S. Customs and Border Protection, says another 556, 000 people paid to provide the U. S. via the Cross Border Xpress, a terminal that connects the U. S. to the Tijuana aircraft.
Additionally, it is reported that 40 % of frontier commuters entering the United States had World Entry or Sentri position during the first four months of the year, indicating that CBP officers have pre-screened and verified them to enter the country quickly and thoroughly.