Gordon Kilpatrick Because we had so many pedophiles crossing the border into mainly Tijuana to pick up 12 and 13 yr old freelancers, Congress passed a mininum age of 18 for Americans beyond our borders I think in 2004.
FBI even had under cover agents patrolling the streets and arresting there for many years watching for this activity.
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