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BTA Hosts Successful International Conference on Border Issues

Published by Director of Policy.
September 25, 2007 – 9:09 pm. Also posted in 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. Also posted in Legislation, Travel & Immigration 7 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. Also posted in 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. Also posted in 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. Also posted in 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. Also posted in Border Tech, Travel & Immigration 2 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 […]

Backlog at the border- are we really more secure?

Published by President.
August 23, 2007 – 1:46 pm. Also posted in 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 […]

Congress to Adjourn for August Recess

Published by Policy.
August 3, 2007 – 3:23 pm. Also posted in Legislation 0 Comments

Pending the completion of floor action on several pending measures, the House and Senate are expected to adjourn until September 4th. The Senate is considering a series of Pro Forma sessions during the August recess to prevent any recess appointments from being made by President Bush. However, this effort led by Senate Democrats may […]

BTA President, Committee Chairs meet with CBP

Published by Policy.
August 1, 2007 – 6:27 pm. Also posted in Border Tech, Import & Export 0 Comments

Also this week, Maria Luisa, Import-Export Committee Chair Dan Garcia, and Kay Olive, Chair of the Border Technologies Committee met with Todd Owen, Executive Director of Cargo and Security Conveyance for Customs and Border Protection, to discuss the Customs and Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program and cargo security standards. The BTA also shared […]

BTA Board Member Gives Presentation at San Diego State University

Published by Policy.
July 23, 2007 – 3:11 pm. 0 Comments

Last week, BTA Board Member and Import-Export Committee co-chair Kirk Lanz gave a presentation to San Diego State’s Graduate Program in Homeland Security. The presentation provided the graduate students an overview of the BTA and the role it plays in facilitating the secure movement of people and goods at our borders. A special thank […]

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