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Table 16
U.S.-Mexican Border Land-Passenger Gateways: 2002

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Land gateway Entering the U.S.
All U.S.-Mexican land gateways  
Personal Vehicles 89,849
Personal vehicile passengers 199,021
Buses 309
Bus passengers 3,926
Train passengers 15
Pedestrians 50,278
Personal vehicles—top 5 gateways  
San Ysidro, CA 16,442
El Paso, TX 13,095
Hidalgo, TX 8,136
Brownsville, TX 7,897
Laredo, TX 6,922
Personal vehicle passengers—top 5 gateways  
San Ysidro, CA 36,172
El Paso, TX 26,363
Hidalgo, TX 17,614
Laredo, TX 15,916
Brownsville, TX 15,821
Buses—top 5 gateways  
San Ysidro, CA 97
Otay Mesa, CA 65
Laredo, TX 39
El Paso, TX 32
Hidalgo, TX 32
Bus passengers—top 5 gateways  
San Ysidro, CA 1,200
Laredo, TX 757
Hidalgo, TX 633
Otay Mesa, CA 546
El Paso, TX 351
Train passengers—top 5 gateways  
Eagle Pass, TX 7
Nogales, AZ 2
Calexico East, CA 2
El Paso, TX 2
Tecate, CA 2
Pedestrians—top 5 gateways  
El Paso, TX 9,301
San Ysidro, CA 7,903
Calexico, CA 6,895
Nogales, AZ 5,912
Laredo, TX 4,648

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, special tabulation, November 2003; based on U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, Operations Management database, as of August 2003.



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