BORDER TRADE ALLIANCE CHAIR INTERVIEW WITH MVS NOTICIAS ON NAFTA NEGOTIATIONS
Border Trade Alliance Chair Paola Avila discussed the ongoing NAFTA negotiations with MVS Noticias' Ezra Shabot
Border Trade Alliance provides testimony at Senate Finance Committee field hearing
Border Trade Alliance Chair Paola Avila in November 2017 provided testimony before a subcommittee of the Senate Finance Committee a field hearing in San Antonio. The hearing focused on the modernization of NAFTA. Here is [...]
Border Trade Alliance chair to testify at Senate Finance Committee hearing on modernization of NAFTA
“With White House threats to dismantle NAFTA continuing, it is incumbent upon trade advocates who recognize the damage that an exit from the agreement would inflict on the U.S. economy to speak out and make a forceful case for NAFTA’s preservation and modernization,” Avila said.
Border Trade Alliance Elects New 2018 Chair
The Border Trade Alliance has elected Paola Avila, Vice President of International Business affairs for the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, as the organization’s new chair.
Commentary: Why Florida should reconsider its objections to NAFTA
Russ Jones, BTA chairman for 2016-2017, makes case for free trade in the produce sector in this commentary in The Austin American-Statesman: For an object lesson in the power of free trade, a visit [...]
Border Trade Alliance Supports Cornyn Efforts to Increase Border Personnel, Improve Infrastructure
“The Border Trade Alliance applauds Sen. Cornyn for his commitment to ensuring that our international borders with Canada and Mexico have the personnel necessary to process legitimate cross-border trade and travel securely and efficiently. By increasing the number of frontline inspectors, Customs and Border Protection can devote the manpower necessary to interdict those individuals who would seek to do us harm, while facilitating the passage of freight and travelers into the U.S."