This is what New Mexico’s Economic Development Department had to say:
“The actions of Texas Gov. Abbott to upend international trade and create economic uncertainty emphasizes the urgent need for a more resilient international border,” Alicia Keyes, the chief of New Mexico’s Economic Development Department, said in an email. “New Mexico would support efforts for a new cross-border rail line that can ease commercial trade bottlenecks.”
I’m thinking if they do it, it will go through Santa Teresa, New Mexico.
The Santa Teresa port has long offered a rapid alternative to congested border crossings in El Paso, where it generally takes two hours or more for northbound trucks to enter the U.S. In contrast, it takes it can less than 20 minutes in Santa Teresa, according to Pacheco.
“For businesses who haven’t used Santa Teresa Port of Entry, think of this alternative as a great, necessary idea,” said Franz Felhaber, president of Felhaber and Company Inc., a customs brokerage company that serves clients on both sides of the border.
During the chaotic week after the stepped-up Abbott inspections began, Felhaber and other customs brokers and trucking companies began rerouting commercial vehicles from El Paso to New Mexico to bypass Texas.
“As long as Abbott wants to mess with the supply chain, New Mexico is a solid Plan B,” Felhaber said. “We need options.”
This would be a good opportunity for Biden and New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham to hold a press conference supporting this new railroad link. Bonus points for declaring New Mexico won’t impose political and unnecessary trade barriers.
DeSanctis retaliates against Disney for opposing his “Don’t Say Gay” bill. The taxpayers in the surrounding counties are facing higher taxes and the state a $1 billion bond debt. Abbot imposes a second inspection on truck traffic from Mexico and the Mexicans reroute to New Mexico. Boy, these two sure showed the libs who is the boss.
If I knew that I could walk down the street and catch a glimpse of men who are planning to do away with our right to vote, our right to have that vote counted, tabulated and secured, I would be very concerned about our future.
We don’t have to walk down the street.
We can read a newspaper, watch the Telly or go on the Web.
