According to the Los Angeles Times, tourism in Tijuana is down to about 150 tourists per day. This is due in part to the new passport requirements for entering the United States, as well as concern over the violence occuring in Tijuana. Unfortunately, a lot of the violence is related to efforts by the Mexican government to fight drug traffickers, which is being done at the request and for the benefit of the United States.

A video of one of the battles in the fight against organized crime is available thanks to Notivisa. The reporting is in Spanish, but the visuals provide an idea of the way traffickers can turn a neighborhood into a war zone. This gives an idea of what the Mexican government is going through for our benefit...