Americans active beyond the Mexican bound for Gas

Wearing his olive green uniform overalls with a large Pemex logo stitched into the back Juan Cárdenas is hustling. He has worked at a Pemex gas station in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, for the last three years. And he says he's busy. Cárdenas likes his job, but the worst thing about it is, "The weather That's the only thing," he says with a laugh. On this June Saturday afternoon, the weather is hot — 102 degrees — and Cárdenas is not getting a chance to cool off in the air conditioned office. There is a non-ending line of cars, trucks and SUVs that need to be gassed up. And many of these vehicles are from across the border. "Right now 10 percent of the people here -- they're from the United States," he estimates. Cárdenas says these motorists are here for a bargain, because while gas has hit a record high north of the border, in Mexico, gas is still cheap. Laredo, Texas, a gallon of regular was $3.95, but just across the river it's over a dollar cheaper at $2.73 a gallon. And for many Laredo, Texas, residents like Elsa Campos that makes tanking up her Ford F-150 in Mexico a no-brainer. "With 20 dollars I have in my truck, I can get half a full tank -- I can have -- but 20 dollars there I have a quarter," she said. Even while Elsa's big truck is gassed up, the engine is still running and the air conditioner is at full blast. Campos drove up to the PEMEX station with her fuel gauge on empty because she said she needs to make the most of her trip into Nuevo Laredo while she visits ...



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