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Laredo lures Mexican tourists with opportunity to fly in for COVID-19 vaccines
kxan ^ | June 3, 2021 | Sandra Sanchez

Posted on 06/03/2021 7:10:45 AM PDT by bgill

HIDALGO, Texas (Border Report) — As a way to boost the local economy while border travel restrictions remain, the South Texas border city of Laredo is soliciting Mexican nationals to fly in for COVID-19 vaccinations, and then hoping they’ll stay awhile to shop and explore.

During a visit with a congressional delegation to the Rio Grande Valley on Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, a Democrat whose hometown is Laredo, announced that the city has been engaged in a tourism campaign to attract Mexicans who need coronavirus shots.

(Excerpt) Read more at kxan.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: illegals; tx; vaccine
Come get your free vax and stay a while... or longer.
1 posted on 06/03/2021 7:10:45 AM PDT by bgill
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To: bgill

I thought we were trying to keep the illegals out. Guess that’s over now that a new sheriff is in town (Washington DC).


2 posted on 06/03/2021 7:22:01 AM PDT by FormerFRLurker
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To: bgill

Proving once again Laredo really i s a shithole.


3 posted on 06/03/2021 10:48:30 AM PDT by Sequoyah101 (Politicians are only marginally good at one thing, being politicians. Otherwise they are fools.)
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