Proposed Census Rules Could Slow Trade

A Census Bureau notice of proposed rulemaking seeks to change the requirements on exporters for reporting export data to the Bureau. The proposed changes could mean delays at the border and create a drag on U.S. exports. Read more.

Study Finds that $153 Billion in Agriculture Production Affected by Mexican Tariffs

A recently completed analysis by Texas A&M's Center for North American Studies has found that nearly $153 billion in agriculture production has been negatively affected by tariffs instituted by Mexico on U.S. exports bound for that country due to the dispute over cross-border trucking. Read more.

An Encouraging Gesture by CBP to Place Facilitation on Equal Footing with Enforcement

A March 25 awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. saw the recognition of four El Paso-area CBP officers for their work to facilitate trade. It's a small gesture, but it's a needed recognition by the agency that facilitation deserves as much attention as enforcement. Read more.  

The BTA submitted testimony for an April 5 hearing of the Border and Maritime Security Subcommittee of the House Homeland Security.

In our testimony, we discuss the needs of our nation's ports of entry, especially in the areas of personnel and infrastructure. Read more. 

BTA Files Comments in Response to Proposed Export Data Reporting Requirements

The BTA is concerned about the potentially negative affects proposed export data reporting requirements could have on manufacturers and shippers in the border region who operate in a just-in-time environment. We worry that the proposed reporting changes will result in inefficiencies in a sector that depends on the ability to quickly and securely ship component parts to assembly plants. Read more.

BTA Reacts to Proposed U.S.-Mexico Cross-Border Trucking Rules 

BTA President Nelson Balido called cross-border trucking rules issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration a "positive development in the concerted effort by the Obama and Calderón administrations to bring this border trucking dispute to a close."  Read more. 

Disparity in border security under review – USA Today, Apr. 3

Texas lawmakers discuss creating southbound checkpoints to keep guns out of Mexico – Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, Mar. 30

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