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Monthly Archives: March 2008

Benefits of NAFTA Threatened by Cross-Border Wait-times: Legislators push to study effects on Economy

Published by PR.
March 25, 2008 – 11:00 pm in Legislation, Import & Export, Press Releases 1 Comment

Despite the recent political rhetoric against it, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) continues to be a resounding economic success and is largely driving growing U.S. exports, which remain a bright spot in an otherwise troubled economy.
Consider the following statistics regarding cross-border trade in North America:
- In 1992 prior to NAFTA, according […]

BTA Podcast: Mayor Cortez, City of McAllen, TX - Border Fence, Immigration Reform, and Infrastructure

Published by Accounting.
March 20, 2008 – 8:30 pm in Advocacy, Infrastructure, Legislation, Import & Export, Travel & Immigration 0 Comments
 
icon for podpress  BTA Podcast 001: Mayor Cortez, City of McAllen, TX: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

In our new podcast series, President of the Border Trade Alliance, Maria Luisa O’Connell, interviews The Honorable Richard Cortez, Mayor, City of McAllen, TX.  In this exclusive interview Mayor Cortez provides a powerful perspective on the economic impacts facing the border region and our nation at large if progress is not made to resolve […]

BTA Border News Roundup: DHS at 5

Published by Director of Policy.
March 7, 2008 – 10:44 pm in Border News 0 Comments

This month marks the 5th anniversary of the creation of the Department of Homeland Security. A Washington Post article reflects on the past success and current challenges facing DHS as it looks forward toward the next five years. One current challenge facing DHS is the completion of nearly 670 miles of border fence […]

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