Backsliding towards protectionism: USTR actions toward imported Mexican fresh produce undermine USMCA
Border Trade Alliance President Ms. Britton Clarke said her organization is concerned the moves by the administration risk undermining the recently implemented United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA.
BTA Leads Arizona Delegation Letter to Ambassador Lighthizer regarding Mexican Tomato Imports
In advance of the virtual hearings on August 13th and 20th to consider foreign trade practices that may be harming American growers of seasonal and perishable, the BTA led members of the Arizona Congressional delegation [...]
BTA Testimony for USTR Hearings – August 2020
Full text of the testimony by BTA Chair, Sergio Contreras, at the USTR Hearing regarding trade distorting policies that may be affecting seasonal and perishable products in U.S. Commerce.
BTA Urges DHS to Reexamine Cross-Border Travel Restrictions
In response to the Department of Homeland Security's announcement that travel restrictions in place at the U.S.-Canada and U.S.-Mexico borders will remain in place for at least an additional month until August 20, the BTA [...]
Border Trade Alliance Elects New Chairman, Officers
Sergio Contreras, president and CEO of RGV Partnership, to helm BTA Board of Directors WASHINGTON (June 11, 2020) –Sergio Contreras, the president and CEO of the RGV Partnership, the regional chamber of commerce and economic [...]
BTA to DHS: Indefinite border closure to so-called “non-essential” travel economically harmful
The BTA has expressed its strong concerns in this letter that an indefinite closure to travel that is deemed “non-essential” could be economically devastating to border communities, which are dependent on cross-border commerce in order to deliver core government services.