It’s cabbies versus regular drivers at California port of entry [Video]

SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — Vaqar Hussain has been driving a cab for 20 years, picking up fares along the border at ports of entry in San Diego.

But in recent months, he’s seen his fares shrink as more and more independent drivers show up offering rides to border commuters.

Hussain is not talking about Uber, Lyft or other ride-sharing companies, but regular people who are making extra money by providing rides to people.

“They are taking our business. How are we going to survive?” Hussain asked.

At the Otay Mesa Port of Entry, Hussain told Border Report that independent drivers are not only taking their fares but also their parking spots, which are marked as taxi areas.

“It used to be we parked our cars in the white areas,” he said. “Now, we’re like the homeless parking in a corner — two to three cars at a time — and those wildcatters …