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Advocacy Updates, Case Studies, and Successes - Border Blog

BTA Comments on US-DOT Pilot Program

Published by Director of Policy.
July 11, 2007 – 4:32 pm. Also posted in Import & Export 0 Comments

The Border Trade Alliance (BTA) submitted the following comments on the recent Federal Register Notice by the U.S. Department of Transpiration (DOT) regarding its pilot program granting a limited number of Mexican trucks access to U.S. roadways. In March, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters addressed the proposed pilot program at the BTA Conference […]

Border Trade - Looking Forward

Published by Policy.
July 5, 2007 – 2:04 pm. 0 Comments

Wednesday marked the 231st anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Since that fateful day in July of 1776 the United States has grown and evolved into a major economic and political force in the world. The U.S., as part of a global economy increasingly reliant upon trade and especially after the inception of the […]

BTA Policy Coordinator quoted in Texas AP article on WHTI

Published by PR.
June 22, 2007 – 5:07 pm. Also posted in Import & Export, BTA in the News 0 Comments

The article has been picked up by numerous Texas News sources, including the Houston Chronicle:
The following is an excerpt from the article:
The impending rule in January has rankled residents, city and business officials, particularly those in border states, where people frequently cross into Canada or Mexico to shop, dine, visit relatives or attend events.
The […]

Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI): Continued Concern over DHS Passport Implementation Deadline - BTA Border News

Published by Policy.
June 21, 2007 – 7:18 pm. Also posted in Infrastructure, Border News, Travel & Immigration, BTA in the News 1 Comment

Despite a massive backlog of passports and so far lacking the implementation of new PASS Card technologies that could improve border wait times, Department of Homeland Security continues to provide an uncertain, and confusing implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI). Border Trade Alliance (BTA) has been advocating for the implementation date […]

WHTI: Confusion and Concern

Published by President.
June 21, 2007 – 12:51 am. Also posted in Legislation, Border News, Travel & Immigration, BTA in the News 1 Comment

BTA apprehensive of yet another ambiguous phase.
The Border Trade Alliance (BTA) is concerned that the June 20th’s announcement that the Department of State (DOS) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have revised their intended time frame to implement the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) for land and sea ports of entry. Last year Congress […]

BTA Opposes WHTI Amendment to DHS Spending Bill

Published by Accounting.
June 21, 2007 – 12:46 am. Also posted in 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 […]

Fencing in Immigration Reform

Published by Director of Policy.
June 13, 2007 – 5:54 pm. Also posted in Legislation, BTA in the News 2 Comments

The following editorial appeared in: Rio Grande Guardian on June 8th, 2007
The current national debate over immigration reform and the ongoing regional debate over the construction of a fence along the southwestern U.S. border with Mexico has centered on the single issue of the security of our borders.
For years U.S. policy toward dealing with […]

Travel Initiative Overwhelms Feds

Published by Director of Policy.
June 12, 2007 – 2:35 pm. Also posted in Travel & Immigration 0 Comments

Last Friday, the Departments of State (DOS) and Homeland Security (DHS) announced a reprieve from the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative for air travelers flying from the U.S. to Canada, Mexico, Bermuda or the Caribbean. After repeated assurances that the new passport requirement would be readily implemented by January 1, 2008 at land and sea […]

BTA President attends TBC Border Fence Forum in Mc Allen

Published by Accounting.
June 8, 2007 – 8:55 pm. Also posted in Environ & Health, Infrastructure 3 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 […]

The Border Fence, Immigration Reform, and One Guy with Tuberculosis

Published by Director of Policy.
June 5, 2007 – 3:41 pm. Also posted in Infrastructure, Legislation, Border Tech, Travel & Immigration 1 Comment

Sounds like the opening line from that poor attempt of a joke told to you by your brother-in-law over the barbeque during Memorial Day. However, the border fence, immigration reform and the case of the Atlanta lawyer with TB have more in common than you think - and it’s not a joke.
The Senate is […]

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