There has been some talk recently in political circles, both on the U.S. side and on the Mexican side, about closing down all ports of entry along the U.S./Mexico border, including commercial traffic. Currently, the border is closed to all non-essential travel, which obviously doesn’t include commercial traffic. In a recent post at the RioGrandeGuardian. com, Texas’ U.S. Representative Vicente Gonzalez, whose district includes parts of the Rio Grande Valley, said that he would condone the closing of an interstate, an airport, or the ports of entry (international bridges) in his district if “it saves lives and it is going to ...