Trade News
Border Trade Alliance appoints new board chairman, officers
Lance Jungmeyer, president of Fresh Produce Assoc. of the Americas, takes helm of BTA board WASHINGTON (June 23, 2022) – The Border Trade Alliance is pleased to announce that it has named Lance Jungmeyer as its next board chairman. Jungmeyer, who is the president of the Nogales, Ariz.-based...
Read MoreIn letter, BTA says border state and local governments bear burden of dysfunctional migration system
In this May 11, 2022 letter to President Biden, the Border Trade Alliance expresses its growing concern over the migration situation at the United States-Mexico border. The membership of the BTA includes U.S. municipalities on the border, as well as private sector firms for whom a well-functioning,...
Read MoreBorder Trade Alliance statement on Texas border truck inspection enforcement action
WASHINGTON (April 10, 2022) – Border Trade Alliance President Ms. Britton Mullen released the following statement regarding Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s order to conduct “enhanced safety inspections” of commercial vehicles at the state’s border with Texas: “The Border Trade Alliance believes...
Read MoreCommon Sense Border Management Solutions: A paper by IBC CEO Dennis E. Nixon
This paper from IBC CEO Dennis Nixon is the latest update of his Common Sense Border Solutions paper, previously revised in April 2018, continues to focus on key recommendations Mr. Nixon has summarized that will have an immediate and lasting impact on mitigating or solving many of the challenges...
Read MoreBorder Trade Alliance statement on trucker protests, border disruptions
Border Trade Alliance statement on trucker protests, border disruptions WASHINGTON (February 11, 2022) – Border Trade Alliance President Ms. Britton Mullen released the following statement regarding protests in Canada that have disrupted cross-border trade between the United States and...
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