Today: Wed, May 8th - NPI to Release New Paper on US/Mexico Trade, Tourism and Ports of Entry

Please join NDN and NPI's 21st Century Border Initiative for a special event where we will release a new report, "Realizing the Strategic National Value of our Trade, Tourism and Ports of Entry with Mexico."  

The event is timed to provide perspective on President Obama’s visit to Mexico this week, and on the current debate about the border and immigration here in the United States.   Joining us for the release will is a terrific group of experts and elected officials to discuss the contents of the report:

Filemon Vela, Congressman (TX-34), whose district lies along the border and is co-chair of the House Border Caucus

Jonathan Rothschild, Mayor of Tucson, AZ

Erik Lee, Associate Director at Arizona State University’s North American Center for Transborder Studies (NACTS)

The discussion will take place at NDN's event space, just a block from the White House, at 729 15th Street, NW, Washington. We'll serve lunch at noon, and the program will begin promptly at 12:15, ending at 1:30pm. In case you cannot join us in person, we will also be streaming the event online

This new report will build on two previous papers produced by ASU’s Erik Lee, "Realizing the Value of Crossborder Trade With Mexico" and "Realizing the Full Value of Tourism from Mexico to The United States." 

Please RSVP here and we look forward to seeing you on May 8th!