February 28, 2006

HIV Digs In South of the Border

February 28, 2006—HIV rates in the border town of Tijuana are three times Mexico’s average, according to a new study from the University of California at San Diego. The researchers blame the rise on the border zone’s drug trade and sex industry, along with the extra vulnerability of migrants. Millions of Americans visit Tijuana every year and 64% of the city’s population heads north at least once a month.