News and Updates2019-02-01T19:11:58-07:00

Border Trade Alliance appoints new board chairman, officers

The Border Trade Alliance is pleased to announce that Pete Sepulveda has been appointed as the organization’s next chairman. Sepulveda is county administrator for Cameron County, Texas and the executive director of the Cameron County Regional Mobility Authority.

Border Trade Alliance statement on Executive Order on asylum seekers at U.S.-Mexico border

Border Trade Alliance President Britton Mullen issued this statement about the Biden administration Executive Order issued on June 4, 2024 on asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border. “As we anticipate the implementation of this Executive Order, we reiterate a point we’ve made several times to the administration: No action should result in the closure of legal ports of entry and the prevention of the timely crossing of shipments between Mexico and the U.S. Doing so will cause costs to spike, put upward pressure on consumer prices, and undermine our region’s competitive standing.”

Press release: Broad coalition of U.S.-Mexico border stakeholders calls on Presidents Biden and López Obrador to act to secure border, enhance region’s competitive standing

PRESS RELEASE: A large coalition of private and public stakeholders in the United States and Mexico led by the Border Trade Alliance, the Texas Association of Business, and CONCAMIN on Wednesday sent a letter to President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador urging the two presidents to work swiftly to improve the security situation along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Broad coalition of U.S.-Mexico border stakeholders calls on Presidents Biden and López Obrador to act to secure border, enhance region’s competitive standing

A large coalition of private and public stakeholders in the United States and Mexico led by the Border Trade Alliance, the Texas Association of Business, and CONCAMIN on May 8, 2024 sent a letter to President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador urging the two presidents to work swiftly to improve the security situation along the U.S.-Mexico border.