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Image for post — San Ysidro Port of Entry is the busiest land border crossing in the Western Hemisphere processing an average of 70,000 northbound vehicle passengers and 20,000 pedestrians per day. Photo: Guillermo Arias/AFP/Getty Images

Image for post — San Ysidro Port of Entry is the busiest land border crossing in the Western Hemisphere processing an average of 70,000 northbound vehicle passengers and 20,000 pedestrians per day. Photo: Guillermo Arias/AFP/Getty Images

By Amanda Holpuch

The San Ysidro port of entry is the busiest land border crossing in the world, a fortress of concrete, steel and…

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