SAN DIEGO—Dignitaries from both sides of the border gathered Monday morning, Nov. 8, at the San Ysidro Port of Entry to commemorate the occasion of reopening the international U.S.-Mexico border for non-essential travel for those fully vaccinated. “After much anticipation and advocacy, I’m thankful the day is finally here to celebrate cross-border travel resuming,” said San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria. “As much as today is about finally being able to bolster our local economy and the businesses who rely on cross-border commerce, it is also about people—families who can now be reunited after being restricted from crossing the border for nearly 20 months.” The San Ysidro Port of Entry is one of the busiest land border crossings in the world, but it—and every other crossing along the 1,954-mile border—has been closed to non-essential travel since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “The lifting of border restrictions unleashes economic transactions …