D.C. hearing’s theme is ‘Border Business is America’s Business’

LAREDO, Texas – At the beginning of the week, before President Trump announced his border wall executive order and before his staff floated the idea of a 20 percent import tax on goods from Mexico, the Congressional Border Caucus held a bipartisan hearing titled "Border Business is America's Business."

During the event, business leaders and academics discussed "the value of strong relations with Mexico, the importance of commerce along the border and its value in promoting the economic growth and competitiveness of the United States."

The congressmen participating were Filemon Vela, of Brownsville, Texas, Joaquin Castro of San Antonio, Texas, Henry Cuellar of Laredo, Texas, Susan Davis, of San Diego, California, Vicente Gonzalez, of McAllen, Texas, Gene Green, of Houston, Texas, Raul Grijalva, of Tucson, Arizona, Will Hurd, of San Antonio, Texas, Beto O'Rourke, of El Paso, Texas, Steve Pearce, of Hobbs, New Mexico, Scott Peters, of San Diego, California, and Marc Veasey, of Dallas, Texas.