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Trade between the U.S., Mexico and Canada is up 20% in the past three years. But how much of that is owed to a free trade agreement in force since July 1, 2020, is up for discussion.

So much for comparing El Paso to Ellis Island Letters to the Editor

Let El Paso and the broader Borderplex region serve as a model. Lets seize this moment to build a stronger, safer, and more prosperous North America.

State Sen. César Blanco, D-El Paso, was named vice chairman of the Texas Senate Hispanic Caucus, which advocates for Texas Latino priorities.

The crossing is exacerbating El Pasos capacity of supporting the large influx of migrants into the city.

A new study shows that in 2019, immigrant households in the borderland city of El Paso contributed $8.6 billion to the area’s GDP, paid half a billion in taxes and saved thousands of local jobs.

AUSTIN — Immigrants contributed $8.4 billion to the gross domestic product of El Paso, a city on the border of West Texas and Mexico, according to a new report by

EL PASO, TX – New research on The Economic Contributions of Immigrants in El Paso was released today by Texans for Economic Growth –a statewide 145+-member business coalition powered by the American Immigration Council –in partnership with The Borderplex Alliance and Texas Association of Business which underscores the crucial role

Richard Dayoub from Thunderbird Management welcomes Jon Barela, CEO of the Borderplex Alliance to further talk about economic development, offshoring and, more recently, new-shoring.

/PRNewswire/ -- Schneider Electric, the global leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, today announced it will construct a...