By Gerardo Díaz

Bernardo de Jesús Saldaña Tellez attended the European Parliament to present a comparative study on the borders between Mexico and the United States.

The study involves an economic assessment of the Tijuana-San Diego border, including the municipalities of Tijuana, Tecate, Rosarito, Imperial Beach, Coronado, Chula Vista, and National City.

It measured similarities and differences in areas such as salaries, water usage, equity, homicide rates per 100,000 inhabitants, security indices, and planning with resilient infrastructure, among other topics.

The study was driven by a central question: If California represents the fifth-largest economy in the world, why has the Tijuana-Rosarito-Tecate region not linked its development to California?

Saldaña Tellez, who presides over the Rosarito Historical Society, was invited to the global forum “Borders in Globalization” by the Institute of Europe, which called for studies on borders that provide measurements.

Although he was not a speaker, he participated in the working groups at this important forum, which was held at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on June 3 and 4.

“I return with valuable connections with specialists on topics that seek regional integration,” stated the local historian.