But San Diego police are aided by a California law making it illegal for anyone under 18 to cross the border without parental permission. Mexican border cities, like their U.S. counterparts, often have to deal with the consequences of drunken club-goers. Mexican resort cities like Cancun also have to deal with drunk and disorderly Americans. His group is trying to raise Tijuana residents concern of the issue enough to one day pressure the government to change the law. Merchants, police, young adults and parents on both sides of the border must work together to fight underage drinking, advocates said repeatedly.
Discipline begins with parents.
But with a constant message in advertising and elsewhere advocating drinking alcohol, the battle could be uphill for those seeking to end underage drinking. Ward isn t dismayed since the fight is just beginning and the alliances are just forming. It took 35 years to change the norm. People used to give cigarettes as stocking stuffers.