Tijuana has long been a refuge for priced-out San Diegans looking for affordable housing. But rents there are rising rapidly — twice as fast as in San Diego. Between 2016 and 2022, rents in Tijuana grew by 63%, compared to 30% in San Diego during the same time period. Still, people continue to move to Tijuana in search of cheaper housing. Data shows that this southward migration is also having an impact on the city’s housing availability and traffic congestion.

Tijuana has always been known for having the best carne asada tacos in Mexico. But now, it is creating a new identity combining gourmet and urban cuisine. Over the last few years, it has evolved, creating a new name: “fine dining capital of Mexico.”

In June 2024, a federal judge in San Diego awarded a family $1.5 million after ruling that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) violated the rights of two U.S. citizens, Julia Medina and her brother Oscar, when they were detained and interrogated for 34 hours at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in March 2019.

At Centro Romero, we understand the connectivity of issues affecting our world. We think globally, and we act locally.

A 2022 Gallup poll found that 70 percent of Americans surveyed considered immigration good for the United States, a 5 percent decrease from the previous year.

This idea of welcoming the alien is echoed throughout the Bible. In several places, the care for the alien is linked to a similar concern Israel was to show to the poor, the orphans, and the widows.

The number of North Americans coming to live in Tijuana continues to increase the pressure on the viability, cost, and quality of housing. Although many consider north-south migration part of the city's natural growth, progress is not part of the equation.