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Yearly Archives: 2007

Senate Approves $3 Billion for Border Security & Border Fence

Published by Director of Policy.
October 8, 2007 – 11:25 pm in Advocacy, Legislation 0 Comments

Last week as part of the FY08 Defense Appropriations bill, the Senate adopted an amendment by Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) to provide $3 billion in emergency spending for more border agents, completion of 700 miles of fencing along the southwest border, and procurement of cameras, ground-based radar and vehicle barriers. Senator Graham’s amendment passed […]

2007 BTA Annual International Conference - A Big Success!

Published by Accounting.
September 30, 2007 – 9:57 pm in Advocacy 0 Comments

The 2007 Austin Conference focused on three aspects concerning our borders: secure travel,secure freight and secure border. The event not only served as a learning tool, but also provided conference participants the opportunity to network with both public and private sector leaders within the trade community.
Thank you to all who attended this very successful […]

BTA Hosts Successful International Conference on Border Issues

Published by Director of Policy.
September 25, 2007 – 9:09 pm in Advocacy, Border News, BTA in the News 0 Comments

The Border Trade Alliance’s (BTA) 2007 International Conference: Border, Security, Impact? was held on Monday September 24th and Tuesday September 25th in Austin, Texas. The conference drew to a successful conclusion after having provided attendees with insight and information on the major issues affecting our international borders, commerce, trade, travel and security.
Among […]

BTA Grassroots Campaign on Border Wait Times

Published by Director of Policy.
September 19, 2007 – 6:11 pm in Advocacy, Legislation, Travel & Immigration 9 Comments

The Border Trade Alliance (BTA) wishes to alert you to a situation occurring at our land ports-of-entry that is having a serious, negative economic impact at the border and our nation. Recently Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents began checking and manually entering driver’s license information for a majority of drivers entering the […]

BTA Disappointed in Senate Action to Delay Cross-Border Trucking Program

Published by Policy.
September 12, 2007 – 1:00 pm in Advocacy, Legislation, Import & Export, Press Releases 1 Comment

The Border Trade Alliance (BTA) today expressed its disappointment in the passage of Senate Amendment 2797 to H.R. 3074, the FY2008 Appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and related agencies. The amendment, proposed by Senator Byron L. Dorgan (D-ND), prohibits the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) from continuing a […]

BTA Opposes Senate Amendment to Delay Cross-Border Trucking Program

Published by Policy.
September 11, 2007 – 9:30 am in Advocacy, Legislation, Import & Export, Press Releases 0 Comments

The Border Trade Alliance (BTA) today voiced its opposition to Senate Amendment 2797 to H.R. 3074, the FY2008 Appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and related agencies. The amendment, proposed by Senator Byron L. Dorgan, would prohibit the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) from continuing a pilot program to […]

BTA Welcomes Start of U.S. DOT Pilot Program

Published by Director of Policy.
September 6, 2007 – 4:00 pm in Advocacy, Press Releases 1 Comment

September 6, 2007. 9:00PM EDT – PHOENIX, AZ. - The Border Trade Alliance (BTA), since its inception, has supported the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which has resulted in significant economic growth throughout North America and especially in border communities along both of our international borders. The BTA has long supported efforts […]

WHTI Success Crucial to Economic Security: BTA Submits Comments to Department of State

Published by Policy.
August 28, 2007 – 11:57 am in Advocacy, Border Tech, Travel & Immigration 3 Comments

On Monday August 27, 2007, the Border Trade Alliance (BTA) submitted comments in response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) at land and sea ports-of-entry. The BTA has long supported secure travel programs put forward by the federal government. However through its comments […]

Hands Across el Rio

Published by President.
August 25, 2007 – 4:08 pm in Border News 3 Comments

The construction of a wall that will separate the US from Mexico is scheduled to be started sometime in the next few months. Secretary of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff says he will deny local US communities any opportunity to veto the construction of this approximately $60-million endeavor. However, he does plan on consulting local […]

Backlog at the border- are we really more secure?

Published by President.
August 23, 2007 – 1:46 pm in Advocacy, Travel & Immigration, Press Releases 1 Comment

DHS policy collecting driver’s license information undermining economic security
Phoenix- August 22, 2007- The Border Trade Alliance (BTA), a leading trade organization, wrote a letter of opposition to Secretary of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff, calling upon the department for the immediate end to the current policy of checking and manually entering driver’s license information, but […]

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