The Southwest Border: Emerging Issues Minicourse

Arizona State University, January 7-9, 2008

About the Event:

The North American Center for Transborder Studies and the North American Transportation Competitiveness Research Council hosted a seminar on border issues. This program familiarized graduate students and other interested participants with the current border situation and emerging freight transportation issues in North America from both a public and private sector perspective. The program included a discussion on the Nogales-Mariposa Port of Entry with Department of Homeland Security personnel.

Monday, January 7, 2008
Introduction to the Seminar (Arnold Maltz and Rick Van Schoik, ASU)
Overview of border issues from the southwest U. S. perspective (Arnold Maltz)
The North American Perspective (Stephen Blank)
NACTS - Mission and Goals (Rick Van Schoik)
The U. S.-Mexico Border - A Transportation Reality (Rene Villalobos, ASU)
Border Trade - Current Realities (Representative, Border Trade Alliance)
Introduction of case study (Arnold Maltz)

Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Presentation by U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Nogales/Santa Cruz Port Authority (Terry Shannon)
Tour of Continental maquiladora operation

Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Canamex and the Border (Marisa Walker, CANAMEX Corridor Coalition)
The Trucking Perspective (Karen Rasmussen, Arizona Trucking Association)
Development Issues on the Border (Francisco Lara-Valencia, ASU)
Migration, Labor, and the Border (Dawn McLaren, ASU)