Border Trade Alliance welcomes new board members, holds 10th joint conference with Wilson Center Mexico Institute
The Border Trade Alliance appointed two new board members at its summer 2024 board meeting this week in Washington, D.C.
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.
BTA calls for Mexican government engagement on train disruptions
The BTA strongly supports a multi-modal trade environment, so we are alarmed at delays of northbound trains originating in Mexico that have been boarded by migrants.
Border Trade Alliance encourages action on Rio Grande water allocations
The Border Trade Alliance sent this letter to the Department of State and Department of Agriculture on April 17, 2024, regarding Mexico’s compliance with the 1944 treaty between our two countries on the tributaries that [...]