Trade News
BTA joins trade community colleagues in calling for enhanced CBP staff resources
The Border Trade Alliance and our colleagues in the trade and travel community shared this letter with the House Appropriations Committee to coincide with Customs and Border Protection Acting Commissoner Troy Miller's testimony on his agency's FY 24 budget request. "International travel and...
Read MoreAhead 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. The Yuma...
Read MoreBTA pushes for immigration reform
As follow up to its May 2022 letter to the Biden Administration, the BTA sent this letter on January 12, 2023 to reinforce the need for an immigration policy that articulates beliefs and proposals on managing irregular immigration, modernizing the nation’s byzantine visa system, securing our...
Read MoreBTA urges Gov. Abbott to cease trade-harming commercial vehicle inspections
Border states like Texas have an important enforcement role to play at our border, including ensuring truck safety and code compliance, but the state should be working in collaboration with CBP, not engaging in a new inspection model that will slow the movement of freight, and that will only...
Read MoreBTA urges congressional intervention as rail strike looms
The Border Trade Alliance sent this letter to congressional leaders on Nov. 4, 2022 urging intervention to prevent a rail strike that exacerbate current supply chain disruptions and inflict crippling damage on an economy already struggling with inflationary pressures. Legislation is currently...
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