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Digest of Recent Border News on BTA Advocacy Topics - Border Blog

New BTA President Nelson Balido profiled in Texas Border Business

Published by Accounting.
February 28, 2010 – 6:12 am. Also posted in BTA in the News 0 Comments

Texas Border Business profiled new BTA President Nelson Balido in February.
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New Trade Alliance Chief Has New Focus

Published by Policy.
January 5, 2010 – 6:23 pm. Also posted in Advocacy, Infrastructure, Legislation, BTA in the News 0 Comments

By Ed Shugert / El Paso Times
Posted: 12/20/2009 12:00:00 AM MST

EL PASO — Kathy Neal, director of trade compliance for A.O. Smith Corp., was named the 2010 chair of the Border Trade Alliance earlier this month.
A.O. Smith, which had $2.3 billion in revenues in 2008, manufactures electric motors and water heating equipment. The company […]

U.S. Border Patrol Chief David V. Aguilar to become Acting Deputy Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Published by Policy.
December 15, 2009 – 10:13 pm. Also posted in Blogroll 0 Comments

U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced last week that U.S. Border Patrol Chief David  V. Aguilar will become Acting Deputy Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.  The announcement comes nearly a month after Acting Deputy Commissioner Jayson Ahern announced his retirement at the […]

Border Trade Alliance Applauds GSA Move to Restore U.S. Border Ports Division

Published by Policy.
December 8, 2009 – 9:41 pm. Also posted in Advocacy, Infrastructure, Press Releases 1 Comment

Leading cross-border trade group protested key border infrastructure office’s closing this summer
PHOENIX – The Border Trade Alliance (BTA) today applauded a decision by the General Services Administration to reinstate the land border ports of entry office it shuttered earlier this summer.
The division’s closing came on the heels of the routing of millions of dollars in […]

Border Trade Alliance Congratulates Hidalgo County Judge J.D. Salinas on GSA Appointment

Published by Policy.
December 8, 2009 – 9:21 pm. Also posted in Infrastructure, Press Releases 0 Comments

Leading border trade group applauds move to inject real-world border experience into key infrastructure agency
PHOENIX – The Border Trade Alliance (BTA) today congratulated Hidalgo County Judge J.D. Salinas on being named as the new Region 7 administrator for the U.S. General Services Administration.
The BTA is especially keen on the hiring because of the influence Judge […]

DHS Unveils Public Outreach Campaign on WHTI - Implementing Key BTA Recommendation on Secure Travel

Published by Policy.
September 4, 2008 – 7:12 pm. Also posted in Advocacy, Travel & Immigration 2 Comments

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has unveiled the next stage in the agency’s efforts to inform the traveling public about impending changes to cross-border travel to Canada and Mexico beginning in June 2009. DHS has announced its plan to pursue a multi-media advertising campaign regarding the so-called Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) beginning […]

BTA Border News Roundup: DHS at 5

Published by Director of Policy.
March 7, 2008 – 10:44 pm. 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 by […]

Border Fence Compromise: A Local Solution to a National Issue

Published by Director of Policy.
February 19, 2008 – 11:45 pm. Also posted in noteworthy 2 Comments

Recently the BTA expressed our support for the announced compromise by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Hidalgo County, Texas to simultaneously upgrade the existing levee along the Rio Grande for both flood control and border security purposes. We are hopeful that DHS’s willingness to support this innovative alternative to the construction of […]

BTA Policy Update: DHS Announces Support for Hidalgo County, Texas Proposal on Border Fence

Published by Director of Policy.
February 8, 2008 – 9:55 pm. Also posted in Advocacy, Travel & Immigration 0 Comments

Today, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced support for a proposal to enhance the existing levee structure along 22 miles of the Rio Grande River in Hidalgo County, Texas. The construction of a concrete retaining wall along land owned by the International Boundary and Water Commission will address flood control and meet […]

WHTI: State Dept. Releases Final Rule on PASS Card

Published by Director of Policy.
January 11, 2008 – 11:13 pm. Also posted in Advocacy, Travel & Immigration 5 Comments

On December 31, 2007 the U.S. Department of State published a final rule in the Federal Register on the development of the PASS Card. The wallet-sized, low cost alternative to a U.S. Passport is designed to facilitate efficient and secure cross-border travel at land and sea ports of entry. On June 1, 2009 […]

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