The United States/Mexico Border Counties Coalition is a nonpartisan, consensus-based policy and technical forum founded to address challenges facing county governments located on the United States/Mexico Border. The elected officials from the twenty-four county governments located on the United States/Mexico Border established the Coalition. These county governments face unique challenges in serving their residents. The Coalition recognizes that notwithstanding the differences among the participating counties - some are large, some are small, some are urban and some are rural - there are a number of issues that are common to all Border Counties.

The goals of the United States/Mexico Border Counties Coalition are:

• Advocate legislation and other policies to provide to Border Counties the fiscal resources to meet the costs associated with being located on the United States/Mexico Border.
• Initiate advocacy efforts with the U.S. Congress to include the establishment of a United States/Mexico Border Congressional Caucus.
• Promote improvements in the economy, infrastructure and the other conditions along the United States/Mexico Border.
• Develop constructive dialogue between U.S. County officials and their Mexican counterparts across the border.

For more information about the Coalition, please click on the link below for our current Fact Sheet.

Coalition Fact Sheet