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<p>Locals remember the days when border waits were no more than fifteen minutes at the San Ysidro Port of Entry (SY POE).</p>
<p>Today, border wait times often reach upwards of three to four hours.</p>

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By Nancy Landa
MundoCitizen

(Editor’s note: DREAMer Nancy Landa’s first-hand experience of removal proceedings by US Citizens and Immigration Services (USCIS))