El Paso is unusual port, in that a lot of our traffic is back and forth. This results in high volume of manufacturing that occurs in our basin that is to be later shipped out, a lot of it in electronics and automobile parts. I-10 is now clearly the infrastructure of Northern Mexico. Truck safety is unquestionably the most important issue we are dedicated to solving. At the same time we should not interdict such that we hurt commercial traffic.
Congestion adds to product costs.
Congestion adds to pollution. Ultimately business will move elsewhere if the congestion is too great. For this reason we want a balance between commerce and interdiction, and foremost safety. Allow me to refer to the letter Senator Shapleigh wrote to Secretary of State Elton Bomer regarding SB 913. His point, to have one-stop inspection stations, is to expedite commerce and trade, not hinder it they re waiting for these shipments in Dallas and elsewhere in the country.