El Paso-area trade community encouraged to participate in survey on possible BOTA hours change

If you're involved in cross-border trade in the El Paso-area, please take a moment to respond to this brief survey on a proposal to change the operational hours at the Bridge of the [more]

Border Trade Alliance Eyes Customs and Border Protection Funding in House Appropriations Bill

FY 13 spending bill seeks to fund CBP well above president's request, but concerns remain over port staffing and [more]

Border Trade Alliance taps years of border affairs experience for testimony

The Border Trade Alliance (BTA) in the span of one week is poised to offer expert testimony for lawmakers at both a state and federal [more]

Border Trade Alliance urges extension of New Mexico border travel zone

The Border Trade Alliance has written to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano urging her to support an extension of the zone in southern New Mexico where Mexican nationals with valid Border Crossing Cards can enter without obtaining an I-94 Entry and Departure record. [more]

D.C. trip puts border issues at the top of agenda

On the Border Trade Alliance's latest trip to Washington, D.C., our delegation of board members spent a jam-packed day and a half visiting with Members of Congress, their staffs and [more]