Long delays at the U.S.-Mexico border crossing for goods destined for American p...
Trucks wait in queue for border customs control to cross into the U.S. at the Cordova-Americas border crossing bridge in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
Washington’s decision to move some 750 agents from commercial to immigration duties to handle a surge in families seeking asylum in the United States has triggered the delays at crucial ports on a border that handle $1.7 billion in daily trade. The North American auto industry is highly integrated and many car parts cross the border several times before they are finally installed on a vehicle.
That is roughly half the number of trucks per week that usually cross there, carrying everything from car and plane parts to refrigerators, washing machines, TVs, cellphones and computers.Despite elevated costs, some Mexican exporters are turning to air freight to avoid the mile-long lines at the border.
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