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Border Environment Cooperation Commission
http://www.cocef.org/
NAFTA-created institution responsible for developing environmental infrastructure projects on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Border Governors' Conference
http://www.tded.state.tx.us/borderinitiatives/eco-dev/

Border Information from the Texas Department of Economic Development
http://www.bidc.state.tx.us/Texas-MexicoBorder.htm

Border Low Income Housing Coalition
http://www.bordercoalition.org/
Nonprofit working on housing and housing affordability issues in the border zone

Border Trade Alliance
http://www.thebta.org/
Pro-trade, pro-business crossborder organization with a strong presence in both the U.S. and Mexico.

Border XXI
http://www.epa.gov/usmexicoborder/index.htm
Binational U.S.-Mexico border environmental program.

Center for Immigration Research (CIR), University of Houston
http://www.uh.edu/cir/
Studies current immigration trends in order to inform decisionmakers concerning international and national immigration policies.

Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, UCSD
http://usmex.ucsd.edu/
The largest U.S. academic program devoted to the study of Mexico and U.S.-Mexican relations.

Colegio de la Frontera del Norte
http://www.colef.mx/elcolef.html
Mexican research and graduate studies institution whose work focuses on U.S.-Mexico border issues.

Embassy of Mexico
http://www.embassyofmexico.org/
This Mexican embassy site provides a wealth of information on Mexico and the U.S.-Mexican relationship.

Environmental Health Coalition
http://www.environmentalhealth.org/
Leading border environmental NGO.

Federal Reserve Bank of Texas
http://www.dallasfed.org/
Valuable information regarding the border and Mexican economies and the U.S.-Mexico trade relationship.

Good Neighbor Environmental Board (GNEB)
http://www.epa.gov/ocempage/gneb-page.htm
Presidential advisory board on environmental issues within the states contiguous to Mexico. The site provides full-text access to the GNEB annual reports and other documents.

International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC)
http://www.ibwc.state.gov/
Binational commission which takes the lead on U.S.-Mexico water management issues.

International Migration Policy Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
http://www.ceip.org/programs/migrat/migrat.htm
Generates information and policy analysis related to migration.

Maquila Portal
http://www.maquilaportal.com/
This pro-business site is one of the most comprehensive web portals for the maquiladora industry.

Maquiladora Health and Safety Support Network
http://www.igc.org/mhssn/
Coalition of health and safety experts working on maquiladora issues.

Mexican President's Website
http://www.presidencia.gob.mx/

Network of Border Economics
http://www.nobe-ref.org/
Network of individuals and institutions involved in research on the U.S.-Mexico border economy.

North American Development Bank
http://www.nadbank.org/
Created under NAFTA to finance environmental infrastructure projects in the U.S.-Mexico border zone.

Rio Grande/Rio Bravo Basin Coalition
http://www.rioweb.org/
Binational coalition working on water use and management issues in the Rio Grande basin.

SECOFI NAFTAWorks
http://www.naftaworks.org/
Provides extensive information on foreign investment in Mexico, NAFTA issues and trade regulations, trade agreements between the U.S. and Mexico, and trade statistics.

Southwest Center for Environmental Resource and Policy
http://www.scerp.org/
Consortium of U.S. and Mexican universities researching environmental issues along the border.

Texas Center for Policy Studies
http://www.texascenter.org/
Leading nonprofit organization working on environmental and water-use issues in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands.

U.S. Border Patrol Home Page
http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/lawenfor/bpatrol/index.htm

U.S. Department of State, Information on the U.S.-Mexico Relationship
http://usinfo.state.gov/regional/ar/mexico/

U.S.-Mexico Border Health Commission
http://www.borderhealth.gov/
Fledgling binational commission dedicated to crossborder health issues.

U.S.-Mexico Border Information at NMSU
http://lib.nmsu.edu/subject/bord/

U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce
http://www.usmcoc.org/
Leading player in U.S.-Mexico crossborder relations in favor of liberalizing trade and investment between the two countries.

Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy
http://udallcenter.arizona.edu/
Maintains an active research agenda focusing on border environmental issues.

 

Border and U.S.-Mexico Online News Sources

Dallas Morning News-Mexico
http://www.dallasnews.com/world/mexico/

El Diario de Juárez
http://www.diario.com.mx/

El Norte
http://www.elnorte.com.mx/

El Paso Times
http://www.borderlandnews.com/

Frontera Norte/Sur
http://www.nmsu.edu/~frontera/

Hispanic Vista
http://www.hispanicvista.com/

La Frontera de Tijuana
http://www.fronteratij.com.mx/

La Reforma-Migration Coverage
http://www.reforma.com.mx/coberturas/migrantesmexicanos/

LA Times
http://www.latimes.com/

Mexican Labor News and Analysis
http://www.igc.apc.org/unitedelect/alert.html

Migration News
http://migration.ucdavis.edu/mn/index.html

San Diego Union Tribune-Mexico
http://www.uniontrib.com/news/mexico/index.html

Washington Post-Mexico
http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/world/americas/northamerica/mexico/

 

Border E-lists

BECCnet
This listserv provides information on activities and news related to the Border Environment Cooperation Commission and the North American Development Bank. To subscribe, send email to listserv@listserv.arizona.edu and, in the body of the message, type subscribe beccnet <firstname lastname>. Leave the subject line blank.

Border Environmental Network
This listserv is a rich resource for those wishing to learn more and do more about border environmental issues, or to contact environmentalists throughout the borderlands. To subscribe, send email to listproc@nmsu.edu and, in the body of the message, type subscribe bordenvnet-L. Leave the subject line blank.

Border-Frontera-L
News and announcements about borderlands ecotourism and environmental issues. To subscribe, visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/border-frontera

borderlines-L
The borderlines listserv sends emails with border updates as well as announcements regarding the content of future issues of borderlines. To subscribe to the listserv, send a blank message to irc-us-mex-subscribe@lists.irc-online.org.

Frontera-Border-L
Spanish-language border issues list. For more information, query FRONTERA_BORDER-request@LISTSERV.CYBERLATINA.NET

Frontera-L
Formed in 1997 to enhance public participation in U.S./Mexico Border issues. If you are interested in joining, please send a message to the listowner at mmolloy@nmsu.edu.

 

 
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