Joyce Mucci, Former Director of the Mid-America Immigration Reform Lobby, “Global Gateway to KC’s Mexican Custom’s Facility”

The Mid-America Regional Council created Smart Port, a private, non-profit agency and is part of a public/private partnership. Smart Port has proposed that a Mexican Customs Facility, covering approximately six acres, be built in the West Bottoms area in Kansas City, Missouri. In September 2005 Kansas City, Missouri secured a $3.1 million loan to construct the facility. The loan is to be repaid with user fees. This will be a joint customs inspection facility. Reciprocal concessions were given to the United States Customs Inspectors in Mexico.

Connected to the this facility is the Intermodal Transport System in Gardner, Kansas, Intelligent Transport System, Scout Cameras and Amber Alert Systems. ITS can track freight world-wide.

Problems with the Mexican Customs Facility are varied and troubling. The current property is under lease until 2024. A lease buyout could cost $10 million. The sovereignty issue has not been resolved. Although increase in immigration is denied, this area would be “Mexican friendly” and considered an economic cluster. This will be one of ten economic cluster areas in the United States that will facilitate the global economy.

The U.S. Government is strongly leaning toward amnesty for illegal immigrants currently in the country. States can take action on their own by passing laws and ordinances regulating illegal immigrants. China is also making inroads into the country. China owns the MG automobile plant in Ardmore, Oklahoma. There are an unknown number of Chinese in the country illegally.

For more information, go to www.america2050.org. Joyce Mucci can be contacted at jmuccie@aol.org.