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

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March 20, 2008 – 8:30 pm in Advocacy, Infrastructure, Legislation, Import & Export, Travel & Immigration 0 Comments
 
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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 […]

Focus on Secure Freight: Allocating Resources to Increase Security and Efficiency

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October 18, 2007 – 11:28 pm in Advocacy, Import & Export 0 Comments

Over $760 billion in trade using surface transportation took place between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners Canada and Mexico in 2006− 8.9 percent higher than in 2005.¹ This is no small drop in the bucket for our nation’s economy and certainly no small logistical task when it comes […]

2007 BTA Annual International Conference - A Big Success!

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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 Opposes WHTI Amendment to DHS Spending Bill

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June 21, 2007 – 12:46 am in Advocacy, Legislation 0 Comments

Last week the BTA sent House Members a letter opposing an amendment offered by Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX) to the FY08 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill. The amendment would prohibit the development of the alternative passport documents or PASS Card and the use of other secured traveler documents, such as FAST and SENTRI […]

BTA Border News Roundup: Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) - Passport Extension

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June 13, 2007 – 4:28 pm in Border News 0 Comments

According to a US State department release: The U.S. Departments of State and Homeland Security announced today that U.S. citizens traveling to Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Bermuda who have applied for but not yet received passports can nevertheless temporarily enter and depart from the United States by air with a government issued photo […]

BTA President attends TBC Border Fence Forum in Mc Allen

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June 8, 2007 – 8:55 pm in Advocacy, Environ & Health, Infrastructure 2 Comments

Last week, BTA President Maria Luisa O’Connell attended a forum on the border fence sponsored by the Texas Border Coalition. At the meeting various stakeholders including farmers and ranchers, landowners, border communities and environmentalists met to discuss the construction of the border fence by the Department of Homeland Security. David Aguilar, Chief of the […]

Immigration Reform Bill Stalled

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June 8, 2007 – 8:36 pm in Legislation, Travel & Immigration 0 Comments

Failing to generate enough support to end debate on two separate occasions yesterday on the comprehensive immigration reform bill, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) pulled the legislation from the floor. Though possible, the Senate is not likely to revisit the measure this year. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has stated that the House will […]

BTA Border News Roundup: Immigration Reform Bill, Senate Votes

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June 7, 2007 – 7:03 pm in Border News, Travel & Immigration 1 Comment

Earlier today the Senate failed to agree to end debate on comprehensive immigration reform, threatening the fate of the bipartisan legislation. Senators supporting the effort are scrambling to achieve a last-ditch attempt to save the measure. The Border Trade Alliance continues to monitor this legislation and will post developments as they […]

SENTRI Program Now Accepting Applications On-line, Ending Backlog.

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April 24, 2007 – 5:00 am in Advocacy, Legislation, Border Tech 53 Comments

ATTENTION: BTA can not offer expedited processing or assistance with attaining a SENTRI pass at this point. CBP has a Frequently asked questions page that should be able to assist you through the applications process, which can be found here: http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/trusted_traveler/sentri/faqs/

In Order to register online for the GOES system […]

Border Trade Alliance 2005 - 2001 Advocacy Case Studies

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December 11, 2005 – 8:06 pm in Advocacy 0 Comments

BTA is an influential,
tri-national organization with a proven record of affecting
change in all three NAFTA […]

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