The Source for Trucking News, Opinions and Trucking Jobs | Mexican customs office in the US

The NAFTA Superhighway will pass through Kansas City for it’s first customs stop in the US.

WorldNetDaily: Coming soon to U.S.: Mexican customs office.
Kansas City is planning to allow the Mexican government to open a Mexican customs office in conjunction with the Kansas City SmartPort. This will be the first foreign customs facility allowed to operate on U.S. soil.

City leaders voted last month to give the facility an innocuous name to hide
its true identity as an arm of the Mexican government, staffed by
Mexican officials.

In fact, Kansas Cityis so enthusiastic about the opportunity, the cost of building the $3
million dollar facility for Mexico will be paid for by Kansas City
taxpayers, not by the Mexican government.

The current plan for the NAFTA Super Corridor calls for the construction of
a 12-lane highway (six lanes in each direction) along Interstate 35.
The Kansas City SmartPort is designed to be the central hub in the
planned NAFTA north-south superhighway cutting through the heart of the
United States.

These governments must think "taxpayers" means unlimited bottomless endless supply of money. The nerve of a city government giving away the people’s money, not only are they not telling anyone, but actually trying to hide it. How callous and arrogant can they get? And doing this for Mexico? So, they think their 3 mil investment will bring in more business? Probably, but I hope the entire process get canceled.

The entire article is definitely worth the read, but here’s another tidbit

To speed the crossing at Laredo, Texas, the Security and Prosperity
Partnership of North America working groups within the U.S. Department
of Commerce will allow Mexican trucks to be equipped with electronic
FAST technology so the trucks can cross the border in express lanes.

I’m sure all the trucks and trains are going to be secure from smuggling anything illegal too.

Tags nafta superhighway