Modernizing our land ports keeps America competitive
The Laredo Port of Entry plays a crucial role in U.S.-Mexico trade, processing over $331 billion in 2024. A bipartisan effort is underway to modernize land ports to enhance trade efficiency and security. This initiative aims to create a dedicated funding stream for infrastructure improvements without imposing new taxes.
- ▪The Laredo Port of Entry processed more than $331 billion in trade between the United States and Mexico in 2024.
- ▪More than 6 out of every 10 commercial trucks crossing the Texas-Mexico border moved through the Laredo region.
- ▪The bipartisan Land Port of Entry Modernization Trust Fund Act aims to strengthen trade and improve efficiency at land ports.
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In South Texas, people understand what trade does for a community. You see it on Interstate 35. You see it at our ports of entry. You see it in warehouses, rail yards, trucking companies, and small businesses. Recommended Stories Foreign influence operations are fueling the anti-data center movement I’m no Trump fan. But giving him props cost me friends American energy dominance depends on permitting reform Every day, trucks cross through Laredo carrying auto parts, produce, medical supplies, energy equipment, goods, and much more, headed to communities across America. Those shipments move through Texas and into manufacturing hubs across America. WILL THE EU FINALLY GET TOUGH ON CHINA’S ‘EXISTENTIAL’ TRADE THREAT? DOUBTFUL Laredo does not just sit on the border.
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