A schoolteacher from North County, a factory worker from Riverside, and an engineer from Bonita were among hundreds waiting for up to three hours at Tijuana’s A.L. Rodríguez International Airport on Sunday morning to vote in Mexico’s presidential election.

“The hope is that we can see a change,” said Patricia Van Sickel, 60, of Rancho Peñasquitos. Registered to vote in Mexico City, she was preparing to cast a ballot for Ricardo Anaya of Mexico’s National Action Party, the PAN.