BTA joins trade community colleagues in calling for enhanced CBP staff resources
International travel and trade continue to rebound, but wait times to process travelers and cargo at our port-of-entry are growing.
Ahead of Yuma, Ariz. field hearing, Border Trade Alliance urges House Judiciary Committee to remember needs of trade community
Ahead of a February 23, 2023 Judiciary Committee field hearing in Yuma, Arizona, the Border Trade Alliance sent this correspondence to committee Chairman Jim Jordan urging that the committee keep in mind trade’s indispensable contribution to the region and the broader U.S. economy.
BTA pushes for immigration reform
As follow up to its May 2022 letter to […]
BTA urges Gov. Abbott to cease trade-harming commercial vehicle inspections
The BTA on Dec. 21, 2022 sent this letter urging Gov. Greg Abbott to cease his state's duplicative and expensive commercial vehicle inspections.
BTA urges congressional intervention as rail strike looms
The Border Trade Alliance sent this letter to congressional […]
Border Trade Alliance to USTR Tai: Reject Florida’s attempts to undermine USMCA, shut out fresh produce imports from Mexico
The Border Trade Alliance sent this letter to United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai urging her to reject a recent petition from the Florida congressional delegation seeking a Sec. 301 investigation into fresh produce imports from Mexico.
Border Trade Alliance appoints new board chairman, officers
Lance Jungmeyer, president of Fresh Produce […]
In letter, BTA says border state and local governments bear burden of dysfunctional migration system
In this May 11, 2022 letter to President Biden, the Border Trade Alliance expresses its growing concern over the migration situation at the United States-Mexico border. The membership of the BTA includes U.S. municipalities on the border, as well as private sector firms for whom a well-functioning, efficient, and secure border is essential to their livelihoods.
Border Trade Alliance statement on Texas border truck inspection enforcement action
While border states like Texas have an important to role to play in ensuring truck safety and code compliance, the state should be working in collaboration with CBP, not engaging in a new inspection scheme that will slow the movement of freight, which will only exacerbate the country’s supply chain crisis and put even more upward pressure on consumer prices.