WASHINGTON—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced today that it will implement the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) at 12:00 AM on July 1. “The USMCA completely replaces NAFTA and marks the beginning of a new era of American prosperity,” said Mark Morgan, CBP Acting Commissioner. “Thanks to President Trump’s leadership and his ability to secure […]Read More
On Thursday Jon Barela, CEO of The Borderplex Alliance, released the following statement regarding the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), passing the U.S. Senate. “For more than three years, The Borderplex Alliance has engaged in vigorous advocacy, coalition building, local and national press interviews, op-eds, and meetings with the White House and Congressional leaders, to push […]Read More
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, both Texas Republicans, joined with most of their colleagues from both sides of the aisle to pass the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, a new North American trade deal. The new USCMA agreement, negotiated by President Donald Trump, will replace the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement. Among […]Read More
WASHINGTON –Tuesday, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) gave the following remarks in advance of the Senate Finance Committee’s passage of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act. Excerpts of his interview, as well as the full video clip are below. “As a Texan, I’ve long understood and appreciated the close economic relationship with our neighbors to the north […]Read More
The U.S. House has done its job: The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement has been passed and is on its way to the U.S. Senate. Those of us who live and work in South and West Texas know well that the United States and Mexico share a very special economic relationship. We count on cross-border commerce to […]Read More
To keep our economy growing, Congress must ratify the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). For over 25 years, the United States, Mexico, and Canada have prospered under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). In addition to helping facilitate trade and business between our nations, NAFTA has empowered our continent to compete with Europe, Asia, and […]Read More
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