![]() “It is critical that we preserve trade and commerce between the United States and Mexico while also helping protect the health and safety of our citizens,” said U.S. 1 port for commercial truck traffic in the nation. One international bridge in Laredo, is the No. Over 50,000 commercial vehicles cross at this port every month that’s over $1.2 million in revenue each month, according to bridge reports. agricultural sector brings in $1 trillion in annual economic activity - the majority of which passes through the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge, in Pharr, Texas, which is one of the busiest ports in the nation for the import and export of agriculture. The Southwest border is about 2,000 miles long and includes 48 ports of entry, many of which are in South Texas.Īfter President Trump’s 90-minute news conference, many community leaders expressed relief that the new bridge restrictions will not impact trade and commerce. So we’ll do what is necessary and appropriate for everyone.” “But at the end of the day what we want is to get through this time and get this virus out and be over with. “We operate the largest bridge with pedestrian crossers in South Texas,” Darling told Border Report on Friday just moments after the president’s announcement to cross the borders to unnecessary travel. The city runs the McAllen–Hidalgo–Reynosa International Bridge, which has 7,000 pedestrian and 2,000 vehicular traffic per month. McAllen Mayor Jim Darling said the shutdown will definitely be felt in the city’s coffers. Open dialogue and collaboration with our counterparts in Mexico is the best approach to finding a mutually beneficial path forward.” South Texas cities will be affected As Mexico and the United States take measures to flatten the curve, we must find a careful balance that keeps our communities safe and minimizes the economic injury to our businesses and workers. The next several weeks and months will present enormous challenges for our community as the COVID-19 pandemic is wreaking havoc across the country. Filemon Vela, a Democrat whose South Texas region includes several international ports that will be affected by the new travel rules, said, “Restrictions at our ports of entry will undoubtedly be damaging to border economies, and similar damage is occurring across all economic sectors. “The American people are looking for answers and they’re looking for hope.” “This is the first time this has ever happened,” Trump said of this unprecedented worldwide pandemic that has thrust the nation into these austere border measures. “This temporary alteration inland ports of entry operations should not interrupt legitimate trade between the two nations or disrupt critical supply chains that ensure food, fuel, medicine, and other critical materials reach individuals on both sides of the border,” the DHS order issued on Friday read. The restrictions are set to end on April 20. The order is only for “non-essential travel,” and does not include those needing to cross the border at legal ports of entry for: commerce, trade, education, first-responders, medical or health reasons, Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said. “We’re glad to have these friends working side by side in the fight.” “We announce today the Canada and Mexico have agreed to restrict non-essential trade across our shared border both countries know the importance of working together to stop the spread of the virus,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said. borders with Mexico and Canada will be closed to all non-essential travel to prevent the spread of coronavirus, which the White House likened to a “war” during a briefing Monday morning. Quiet voices don't often get heard in Congress, especially not now.McALLEN, Texas ( Border Report) - Beginning at midnight Friday evening the U.S. To him, each statement has been completely warranted. ![]() ![]() In September, he called a Republican colleague "a racist Christian pretender who led the effort to starve America's poor." Two months earlier, he called for the firing of the executive director of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, saying the organization was in "complete chaos." Since then, he has made news for firing verbal bullets toward both sides of the isle. As much of Washington has come to realize since, Vela knows how to make a scene. At the time, Vela was known as a mild-mannered, perhaps even centrist, representative. Filemon Vela, a Brownsville Democrat, when Donald Trump was still running for president. ![]() Only one, however, has told him to “take your border wall and shove it up your ass.” Edward Moreno, Texas Tribune WASHINGTON - Many members of Congress disagree with the president’s approach to border security. Filemon Vela is willing to tussle with colleagues from both parties by J.
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