Trade News
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.
Read MoreBTA 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 has issued a letter to reiterate and reinforce its concerns regarding the...
Read MoreBorder 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 development advocate for South Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, has been...
Read MoreBTA 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. The Department of...
Read MoreBorder Trade Alliance applauds Senators Cornyn and Feinstein’s bipartisan efforts to minimize trade disruptions with Mexico
WASHINGTON (April 30, 2020)—The Border Trade Alliance today thanked U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) for leading a bipartisan group of senators in urging U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to work closely with Mexico to coordinate that country’s definition of...
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