Texoma's by Sandra Sanchez 6/11/2020
Texas border leaders to Trump: Lift port-of-entry restrictions that ‘paralyzed’ economies
HARLINGEN, Texas (Border Report) — Southwest border leaders from Texas are calling upon the Trump administration to lift travel restrictions on U.S. land ports of entry, saying communities have lost too much revenue and cross-border trade has been sorely impacted for too long.
On Wednesday, Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño Jr., who is chairman of the Texas Border Coalition, said that at a time when the rest of Texas and the nation begin to open up, so too should international border crossings. Treviño said he sent Homeland Security Acting Commissioner Chad Wolf a letter urging the reopening of these international bridges to non-essential border travel.
“As the state of Texas opens up its economy, those of us on the border will remain severely impacted by not allowing individuals to cross for economic trade. Sales tax is being impacted, tourism and everything else,†Treviño said. “We’re asking that DHS please not extend it.â€
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