Trade between U.S. and Mexico has come back strong, but border issues remain a challenge


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Although Tijuana, Baja California remains the world's busiest border crossing, most tourist arrivals to Mexico bypass the land crossings for airborne arrivals in Cancun, Mexico City, and other leisure destinations.
U.S.- Mexico commerce has recovered from the Great Recession and reclaimed opportunities lost a decade ago to China, yet remains stifled by transportation bottlenecks, criminal violence, corruption and other challenges, experts at a border trade conference agreed Thursday. "The trade relationship between the United States and Mexico is not just coming back -- it's coming back strong," Anthony Wayne, the U.S. ambassador to Mexico, told several hundred trade professionals gathered in Mexico City. "But the increase in bilateral trade also brings with it a new set of challenges our two countries must be prepared to address." Hosted by the San Antonio-based Border Trade Alliance and Mexico Now, a Mexican publication focused on trade and manufacturing, the meeting aimed to evaluate and perhaps influence the risks and opportunities posed by the