What is really strange is the border wait times have been quicker since the war began than they've ever been. 30 minutes was the last I'd seen when traditionally 2 hours is common ---and that's not counting Anapra where you can easily get over (not legally) in just minutes.
And here is my source:
http://www.borderlandnews.com/stories/borderland/20030321-90321.shtml March 21, 2003
Wait time at bridges cut in half
Wait times at El Paso's international bridges remained short Thursday even as the war progressed in Iraq. Waits in rush-hour lines fell from two hours earlier this week to about one hour.
At 1 p.m. Thursday, the wait at the Bridge of the Americas was 33 minutes, with eight of 10 lanes open. At the Paso del Norte Bridge, the wait was 30 minutes, with seven of nine lanes open. The Zaragoza Bridge had no delay at that hour.
"There's no lines, I mean, I breeze right through," said a delighted Cynthia Bernal, who continues to come to El Paso to visit her grandmother.