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Roughly 95 percent of these border crossers were men between the ages of 18 and 60, he said.
The San Diego-Tijuana Smart Border Coalition estimates that there are 200,000 crossings daily, meaning if there were 300,000 Venezuelans on top of the regular traffic, it is an increase of 150 percent. //
“They were right there as you go through the line, the car line, and the walking line,” he said. “They were right there all getting-gathering to come back into San Diego. I mean, it's not hidden. It's out in the open. I mean, everyone can see it.” //
“They were waving a lot of us in the cars; they were just waving us through,” he said.
“Today it was just literally just waving people through, and we still had a 25-to-30-minute late wait,” he said. //
“Normally they'll say: ‘Have a nice day, get out of here, thanks,’” he said. “He just went OK and waved everyone on. He didn't even ask for my identity document. He didn't even touch it. He was just sitting in his chair.” //
The businessman said it was also a betrayal that it took him 19 months to secure his Global Entry pass, while he heard foreigners secure theirs in 10-to-14 days.
The eyewitness himself said he felt his government failed him as he said the migrants were taken care of better than American citizens with new clothes, new shoes, and backpacks.
“They were well-dressed, well-fed, and had all the supplies they need,” he said.