Blockade protest strands hundreds of cargo trucks on highway to US border

Blockade protest strands hundreds of cargo trucks on highway to US border

SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- Baja's Transpeninsular Highway reopened Wednesday night after protesters used tree trunks, branches and a car to block traffic for about two days. Residents in the small town about 200 miles south of the U.S.-Mexico border said they were upset with the state government for cutting back on resources and programs for their local schools. Starting Monday night, they stopped all vehicles, including hundreds of U.S.-bound…