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The Calexico West Land Port of Entry is currently undergoing a modernization and expansion project. We received Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding for its final phase of construction, which will include the installation of a temporary pedestrian inspection facility. This will fund the demolition of the existing pedestrian building and construction of an expanded, permanent pedestrian inspection facility with increased processing capacity.
While Calexico West is not a commercial port, it still plays a critical role in our national supply chain as a gateway for essential farm workers. The Imperial Valley is a major supplier of winter produce. The availability of labor from Mexico provides the produce shipped all throughout the U.S.
The regional agricultural economy relies on Mexican laborers to pick the produce that is too delicate for non-human hands to handle. The valley’s fertile soil grows many of the winter fruits and vegetables for domestic and international markets, as well as various other agricultural goods such as cotton, alfalfa and grain. Those same workers also contribute greatly to the regional economy, frequently crossing to shop for groceries, clothes, and other retail goods in Calexico. In fact, retail sales taxes account for a quarter of the City of Calexico’s revenue, with much of that coming from Mexican shoppers.
This project will improve the quality of life for anyone who lives nearby, or who works at or uses the border crossing. A modern, functional, secure, and sustainable port benefits economic and cultural conditions for both countries.
The 1970s-era port lacks the necessary space for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to do pre-primary inspections. Conditions inside the undersized pedestrian inspection facility’s pre-primary queuing area are cramped for the thousands of people who cross the port. The new expanded pedestrian building will boast increased pedestrian inspection capacity and will have the required space to accommodate CBP’s inspection technology, creating a safe and efficient facility to serve the Imperial Valley Region for generations.
U.S. General Services Administration