As if dealing with the drama of the US general election wasn't challenging enough, US citizens who live in Mexico--and want to vote--have it even worse.<br />According to Business Insider, those Americans must endure hours-long waits at the border before they reach the ballot box.<br />On Election Day, thousands of US citizens living in Mexico crowded the international bridges to El Paso, Texas, just to cast their vote. Most waited over two hours.<br />The international bridge between Ciudad Juarez and El Paso was also completely full.<br />Even with COVID-related restrictions in place, the line stretched out for nearly a mile.<br />But voters whose lives straddle the border say it's a small price to participate in an election that will have a profound impact on both countries.<br />All this extreme border vigilance, the paranoia, and the hate speech toward us, Latinos, is exactly why we needed to vote today. Joaquín Almanza US Citizen, Juarez resident
