Washington, May 19 -- Congressman Juan Ciscomani issued the following press release:
Congressman Juan Ciscomani is leading a bipartisan effort to fully modernize the DeConcini Land Port of Entry in Nogales, Arizona, a critical gateway for trade and commerce between Arizona and Mexico.
In a letter to the Department of Homeland Security and General Services Administration, Ciscomani and two colleagues from Arizona, Congressman Greg Stanton and Abe Hamadeh, are urging swift action to modernize a port that is critical to the nation's economy and border security.
"This is not a Nogales project," the congressmen write, "this is a national asset in desperate need of investment."
The facility, which processed over 7 million personal vehicle pas...