Sean Reyes: “Today and tomorrow I, along with my colleagues that represent districts along the border, are cohosting the Fourth…”

“Today and tomorrow I, along with my colleagues that represent districts along the border, are cohosting the Fourth Annual U.S./Mexico Border Conference. Each year we bring together leaders on both sides of the U.S./Mexico border to look at the problems that exist along our border, to develop solutions, and to convey these solutions to policymakers of our Nation. The border today looks much how the rest of the Nation will look in 20 years. We are a young, growing, dynamic population that is facing problems and experiencing unique issues that perhaps the rest of the Nation needs to focus on. If our problems are not addressed now in the border region, we run the risk of impacting the entire Nation as well as affecting the critical tourism and trade relationship between the United States and Mexico. At the conference, we are focusing on four major areas: education and the workforce, health and environment, economic development and infrastructure, and border security. I urge my colleagues to join me and our other colleagues in learning more about the border and provide the direction and leadership that is needed.”