Mr. President. by recent developments that have demonstrated that our Government can negotiate with Mexico for the good of both countries. During the last 3 weeks. progress has been made toward developing two badly needed border crossings in my State. Presently. New Mexico has no operating port of entry near a major city in Mexico. Without such a port of entry. it is unlikely that any State can capture the potential benefits of increased trade. On May 9 1 sent a letter to Secretary Baker expressing my belief that building the border crossings in southern New Mexico would go a long way to resolving my concerns about our ability to successfully negotiate a trade agreement with Mexico that would benefit New Mexico. In response to my letter. over the last week the State Department and the Government of Mexico had intense discussions on this matter. I appreciate the State Departments hard work. and I am pleased to say that I was informed by the State Department yesterday that plans for the port of entry at Santa Teresa.
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