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sides of the border). At the same time, it should be noted, these same people might themselves feel unfavorably about the Tijuana that they know from their personal experience – an area that might be limited to only certain tourist-oriented locations or images from the media. Both perspectives are very valid, and do not necessarily contradict the other. Survey Locations, Methodology & Limitations In undertaking this project, it was decided early-on to both develop a questionnaire and a survey methodology that could be accomplished on both sides of the San Diego-Tijuana border – since the intention was to compare the results both across the border and among three San Diego “regions” (South, Central and North). In this case, surveys were applied in Spanish and English (as appropriate) using personal digital assistants (PDAs) to capture responses to a series of questions applied in a variety of public locations in both Tijuana and San Diego County. � Dates of Surveys: In San Diego County, surveys were conducted between Saturday, November 22, and Saturday, December 13, 2003. In Tijuana, surveys were conducted between Saturday, November 22, and Sunday, December 7, 2003. � A total of 622 complete surveys were collected from San Diego County; another 418 complete surveys were collected from Tijuana. The total number of completed surveys collected from both sides of the border was 1,040. In San Diego, surveys were collected from the following locations: � South County – San Ysidro (Las Americas shopping mall) � South County Chula Vista (3 locations: Plaza Terranova, CostCo, and farmers market) � Central San Diego -- Mission Valley (2 locations: shopping mall and transit center) � Central San Diego – Hillcrest (farmers market) � Central San Diego – La Mesa (shopping mall) � North County – Vista (farmers market) � North County – Carmel Valley (shopping mall) � North County – Escondido (2 locations: Kit Carson Park, and gas station) � North County -- Del Mar (farmers market) These locations were selected for their geographic distribution, their nature as a public location with a variety of users/survey targets, and CBA’s ability to obtain the permissions to physically A-14
conduct surveys at the sites. Based on those that reported the zip code of their primary place of residence (see map at right), it would appear that the project could be considered at least somewhat successful in obtaining geographic distribution for survey participants. In Tijuana, surveys were collected from a total of seven locations: � Playas de Tijuana � 2 locations in Zona Rio � Col. 20 de Noviembre � 5 y 10 � Cucapah � El Florido Although these 7 locations were spread broadly across the city of Tijuana at well-trafficked commercial areas, the results do not likely represent the poorest citizens of Tijuana but more the lower-middle to upper income strata. A map with locations noted is forthcoming. Originally, the plan had been to focus the San Diego surveys on grocery store and shopping mall locations. During the survey time period, however, the continuing grocery workers’ strike resulted in a need to find alternative sites. In addition, some care had to be taken during the first days of the surveys to avoid sites effected by the Fall 2003 fires, and the possible respiratory effects on CBA’s survey crew. Despite some initial challenges with the survey plan, CBA was able to collect approximately 200-250 surveys from each major region in San Diego County (South, Central, and North). Attempts were made to keep sampling as random as possible, with survey crews trained to avoid bias based on gender, physical characteristics, and expected language (all San Diego survey crew members were bilingual in English and Spanish). Although not all bias could be avoided (particularly in the project’s limiting of survey locations to a small number of public places in various geographic ranges of Tijuana and San Diego County), systematic sampling (i.e.: choosing every n th possible target) was used at each location to the best extent possible. In the case of this project, every third person passing through well-trafficked areas was targeted at various locations – refusals resulted in surveyors approaching the next immediate target until a survey was successful. A-15
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Blurred Borders: Trans-Boundary Imp
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Tijuana-San Diego Non-Profit Organi
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Dedication Blurred Borders is dedic
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About the Editors Richard Kiy: Kiy
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Executive Summary Over the years, t
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prosperity and long-term competitiv
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CHAPTER I WHY THE BORDER MATTERS
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While Tijuana’s economic impact t
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Table 2: San Diego County’s Hispa
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Table 4: Impressions of Tijuana by
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immigration, including ineffectual
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in 2005; and 390,000 to 439,000 in
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implementing such a system at the b
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Among the principal aims of this re
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CHAPTER II DEFINING THE BORDER AND
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Jobs alone will not keep San Diego
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For those cross-border residents th
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Table 7: San Diego Matriculas (1995
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Table 9: Selected Demographic Chara
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CHAPTER III THE CASE FOR INCREASED
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few binational fiber optic networks
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Income disparity, both between and
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Thankfully, there is a growing cons
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Identifying San Diego-Tijuana's Sha
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CHAPTER IV PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE:
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(December 2003). 94 A used home’s
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However, for many, securing a place
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areas away from San Diego’s cente
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Securing Water Supply: An Imperativ
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esidents change their energy use pa
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Regional Workbench Consortium The R
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CHAPTER V EDUCATION - ISSUES AND OP
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Ysidro Elementary School District,
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Almost 95% of secondary schools in
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example is the Binational Migrant E
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and possess a strong commitment to
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Additionally, gaps between ethnic g
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in the business world on both sides
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CHAPTER VI ENVIRONMENT—BETTER COL
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Mexico and U.S. sources into a prot
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wildlife habitat. Furthermore, othe
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projects related to air quality and
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Fisheries management is a global ch
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The project’s potential environme
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corporations, academic institutions
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Environmental Education Environment
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There are, however, unresolved envi
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What is still lacking are strong re
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public and private partnerships) wo
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Medical care in Mexico is attractiv
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per 100,000. 247 By ethnicity, Afri
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Gastro-Intestinal Diseases Intestin
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Undocumented migrant workers are es
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Hispanics represent 30% of the Cali
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Page 115 and 116: declined over the last two decades
Page 117 and 118: collection and re-distribution) and
Page 119 and 120: Other efforts to promote community
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Page 123 and 124: arrests in the Hispanic population
Page 125 and 126: strengthening the coalition. Among
Page 127 and 128: • Prisoner re-entry program in Ti
Page 129 and 130: The level of cultural exchange betw
Page 131 and 132: About the Mexico/United States Bord
Page 133 and 134: the innovative work undertaken by t
Page 135 and 136: given the post-9/11 heightened conc
Page 137 and 138: 26.2 million visitors spending in e
Page 139 and 140: Cross-Border Institutional Ties Nee
Page 141 and 142: the border region necessitate takin
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Page 167 and 168: Table 2D: Crosstab - Purpose & Freq
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Page 177 and 178: EDUCATION (continued) AGENCY ADDRES
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Page 185 and 186: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (continue
Page 195 and 196: PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE: URBAN & RE
Page 197 and 198: B-29 border to enhance trade and co
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Page 201 and 202: Definitions Canasta Basica: Defined
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