Thread: Nasco email response

This was an email I received in response to my questions of Nasco. Although some of it sounds, ok, I still have my qualms as it includes Nafta and SSP. This in itself is of great concern, because the ramifications of Nafta already have been bad for Americans, and anything else along those lines will not really benefit Americans, only multi-national corporations such as this one and others like them. This is the point Nasco is missing, Americans really do not want huge corporations running our business industry. Truly the only ones who will benefit will be the corporations, investors and governments, no one else will, and it will begin to undermine and erode small town America, Nasco just does not get that, they never will.

NASCO Myths Debunked

MYTH: The proposed NAFTA Superhighway will be four football fields wide….

There is no new, proposed "NAFTA Superhighway" –

As of late, there has been much media attention given to the "new, proposed NAFTA Superhighway".
NASCO and the cities, counties, states and provinces along our existing Interstate Highways 35/29/94
(the NASCO Corridor) have been referring to I-35 as the 'NAFTA Superhighway' for many years, as I-35
already carries a substantial amount of international trade with Mexico, the United States and Canada.
There are no plans to build a new NAFTA Superhighway - it exists today as I-35.

SuperCorridor -not "Super-sized". As defined in Webster's dictionary, "Super" means "more inclusive
than a specialized category". NASCO uses the term "SuperCorridor" to demonstrate we are more than just
a highway coalition. NASCO works to develop key relationships along the EXISTING corridors
(highways and rail lines) we represent to maximize economic development opportunities along the
NASCO Corridor, as well as coordinate the development of technology integration projects, inland ports,
environmental initiatives, university research, and the sharing of "best practices". NASCO is particularly
focused on coordinating the efforts of local, state and federal agencies and the private sector to integrate
and secure a multimodal transportation system along the existing "NASCO Corridor." NASCO is going
beyond the traditional highway coalition in promoting improvements, maintenance and the integration of
technologies along existing highway and rail infrastructure to maximize economic opportunities for the
corridor due to increased trade and transportation. We work to promote the use of multiple modes of
transportation. We work on economic development along the corridor. We work on environmental
issues. We work on networking inland ports. We work on developing business relationships for our
members. We are developing an educational consortium with Universities along the Corridor to
coordinate research and to share information between them.

MYTH: The map on the website is a secretly approved plan for the proposed NAFTA
Superhighway…

The map is not a plan or blueprint of any kind. The infrastructure depicted on the map is not drawn to
scale. The highways shown on the map exist today, and have been enlarged to highlight the NASCO
Corridor focus area. They are EXISTING highways I-35, I-29 and I-94 (the NASCO Corridor) in the
United States, and existing highways connecting to them in Canada and Mexico. The rail lines have been
placed on the map to show NASCO’s multimodal approach. Our website is to promote NASCO – it is a
marketing tool. If the highways were drawn to scale they would be very, very small. The map is
intended to show we focus on more than highways. We focus on rail, trucking, inland ports, air cargo –
multiple modes of transportation. The map is a marketing tool – not a plan for new infrastructure or a
secretly approved plan by a government agency or administration.


NORTH AMERICA’S SUPERCORRIDOR COALITION, INC.

MYTH: The Trans Texas Corridor is the first section of the proposed, new NAFTA
Superhighway…

The Trans Texas Corridor is a Texas Department of Transportation initiative proposed to solve critical
transportation problems in the State of Texas. NASCO supports the TTC-35 (to parallel Interstate 35)
section of the proposed TTC because it is directly related to, and will benefit, existing I-35, which is the
NASCO Corridor. We have no authority over this initiative and know of no plans to extend it to other
states.

MYTH: NASCO is competing with the west coast ports in California and trying to bypass
them by using Mexican ports...

NASCO has no control over the flow of trade from Asia to the United States or Mexico. We are
preparing our Corridor to handle increased trade and transportation whether it is moving to or from the
east, west, north or south. NASCO is not competing with west coast ports, nor are we trying to take
“work” from them. There is plenty of “work” to go around. If NASCO succeeds at improving the safety,
security and efficiency of the NASCO Corridor, it will BENEFIT the west coast ports, as our corridor and
inland ports could serve as inland destinations for storage of cargo cleared through the west coast.

MYTH: NASCO has authority to set or lift security and environmental regulations, and to
make decisions about our nation’s transportation system unilaterally…

We are not acting as a government agency. We have no authority to make decisions on behalf of
governments. We have no authority to build or develop anything unilaterally, or set or lift government
restrictions. We work with a common voice as an organization of both public and private sector members
to advocate for necessary improvements and integration of technologies to be implemented along our
Corridor, and to coordinate with state Departments of Transportation and federal and local agencies
involved in transportation, trade and security to accomplish our mission.

MYTH: Our mission PROVES that we are building something new….

Our mission is to develop (NOT BUILD) the world’s first international, integrated and secure, multi-
modal transportation system along the International Mid-Continent Trade and Transportation Corridor to
improve both the trade competitiveness and quality of life in North America. Out of EXISTING
infrastructure. We are already an international highway system – any highway terminating at an
international border crossing is an international highway and carries a certain amount of international
trade. Because our Corridor has termini at the #1, #2, and #11 border crossings in North America, the
NASCO Corridor already carries a substantial amount of international trade. “Integrated and secure”
refers to the development and integration of existing technologies to help make the highways more
efficient and more secure. “Multi-modal” refers to the highways, rail lines, inland ports, airports and deep
water ports along our corridor. We are working to coordinate the efforts of each mode of transportation
to improve safety, security and efficiency along the existing NASCO Corridor.

We are promoting the EXISTING highways and rail lines and airports along our corridor to work together
more efficiently. We work with cities and counties and states and Departments of Transportation and the
private sector along the corridor. We encourage entities like state DOTS and federal agencies to interact
and partner with the private sector to make better decisions and investments along the Corridor to make it
more efficient, more SECURE and less congested.

901 Main Street / Suite 4400 / Dallas, Texas 75202

(214) 744-1006 / Fax (214) 744-1043 / www.nascocorridor.com

NORTH AMERICA’S SUPERCORRIDOR COALITION, INC.

BOTTOM LINE

The United States’ #1 and #2 trading partners have been Canada and Mexico, respectively. Future
increases in population, domestic and international trade make it imperative that we strategically position
our Corridor to maximize our economic development opportunities. NASCO and our members work to
make the existing, LEGAL movement of people and goods more secure and efficient, and to improve
security, efficiency and supply chain management along the NASCO Corridor, which will result in
increased competitiveness in the global market.

In May 2006, US Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta, announced the National Strategy to
Reduce Congestion on America’s Transportation Network. The USDOT realizes the Untied States has a
transportation congestion and funding crisis, and they are encouraging public/private partnerships and
regional leadership to become part of the solution. NASCO is leading the charge.

NASCO Facts

Where:

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I-35 Laredo – Duluth
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I-29 Kansas City – Pembina/Emerson
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I-94 To the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit/Windsor
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And Connecting highway systems in Canada, Mexico
Who:

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NASCO is a tri-national, non-profit organization founded in 1996
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Membership is comprised of public/private sector:
-US cities, counties, states, DOT’s
-Canadian province
- Mexican states
-Inland ports and sea ports
-Private sector in the areas of trucking, rail, inland ports, deep water ports, law, technology,
logistics, banking, insurance, etc.
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We have bi-partisan support in Congress, not tied to any Presidential administration
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Good relationship with fed, state, and local agencies related to trade, transportation, border
security, and the environment. We’ve recently had meetings with:
-USDOT, DHS, CBP, EPA, regional transportation authorities...
What:

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Advocate for improvements, maintenance & integrated technologies; improve safety and security,
integrated to develop an efficient, safe, secure transportation system out of existing infrastructure.
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Pilot projects to track containers, increase security – intelligence info, common corridor operating
picture, supply chain management
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Inland ports – intermodal facilities, foreign trade zones, warehousing/distribution
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Developing alternative distribution networks
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Environment– emission/idling reduction, alternative fuels, truck stop electrification
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Educational consortium – linking universities along the corridor
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Improving & developing relationships with neighbors to the North & South
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Planning for future trade & activity moving along our corridor
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We’re about the legal movement of people and goods along this corridor
901 Main Street / Suite 4400 / Dallas, Texas 75202

(214) 744-1006 / Fax (214) 744-1043 / www.nascocorridor.com

NORTH AMERICA’S SUPERCORRIDOR COALITION, INC.

Benefits:

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Reduced congestion
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Improved safety and security
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Improved supply chain management, visibility and accountability
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Best practices and success stories shared
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Increase trading opportunities for businesses due to relationships formed
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Maximizing economic development opportunities along our corridor
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Working to develop our corridor into a safe, secure, efficient transportation system
International Opportunities:

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North American Free Trade Agreement & the Security Prosperity & Partnership agreement –
trading agreements and partnerships with Canada & Mexico
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We are positioning our corridor to take advantage of the opportunities NAFTA and the SPP will
create
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Increased security at borders balanced with the efficient LEGAL movement of people and goods
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More transportation projects = more trade = more jobs
Overall Goals:

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Enhancing communication between public and private partnerships that historically have not
been willing to work together
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Coordinating federal and state government agencies and the private sector industry involved
in trade and transportation and security initiatives to ensure both parties’ needs are being met
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Balancing increased security with the efficient, legal movement of people and goods
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For our projects to be valuable to the private sector and federal governments of the 3
countries and help solve national and international trade and transportation problems we face
today
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To capitalize on opportunities provided by NAFTA and the SPP, to increase the trade
competitiveness of North America, United States and particularly our corridor in the global
marketplace
Success:

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Opened the dialogue to coordinate efforts between the public and private sector along our
corridor
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Impressive tri-national Board of Directors
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Federal funding for pilot projects along our Corridor
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Memorandum’s of Understanding – EPA, Mexican Secretariat of Communications and
Transportation
901 Main Street / Suite 4400 / Dallas, Texas 75202

(214) 744-1006 / Fax (214) 744-1043 / www.nascocorridor.com


We have bi-partisan support in Congress, not tied to any Presidential administration

I'm not really sure that they wanted to let us know that...except that we already knew!!!

The genie's out of the bottle. The cat's out of the bag. Whichever saying you prefer.

I personally believe it is another stepping stone into the garden of "One World Government", and I am 100% against it, even if I might believe to the Biblical proportions that I cannot change that future, I still must fight it and protest it for as long as I am on this earth.

I know some do not believe in that, but I do and feel no matter what we believe or not, we must stand against the things that are unnatural to human kind, things which were never meant to be.

Hi American Elizabeth,
Need to get straight on all this. The Myth stuff below is what was in the email back to you, I assume. First, what is SSP?

Some of that stuff has been refuted for a long time, some recently.

Originally Posted by NASCO

There is no new, proposed "NAFTA Superhighway"

Yeah whatever.

I-35 has been considered to be the NAFTA highway, ever since NAFTA was signed into law. What about the Bush Administration website all about the NAFTA highway, or super highway, or whatever?

The Nasco guy omitted a big factor in the NAFTA highway. According to Channel 12 news, there will be a NAFTA highway, corridor, call it what you wish. But there is a mega bomb shell that goes with it.

Kelly Air Force Base was closed by the BRAC commission in about 1999 or maybe 2000. Prior to that, it was San Antonio's largest employer - larger than the entire tourist industry combined. So, BRAC closed it, moved most of the functions elsewhere and the city changed it into an industrial park.

A few days ago, on the news, it was announced that portions of Kelly will become a major NAFTA truck terminal on the NAFTA corridor/highway/whatever. To add insult to injury, there will be a MEXICAN Customs and Immigration checkpoint at the Kelly USA industrial park.

The Nasco guy, wasted a lot of bandwidth playing word games with the definition of the NAFTA highway. Well, I don't give a damn what he says, it's real, it's been real, we can drive down to Laredo and I'll show you a hell of a lot of NAFTA dedicated trucks. Or you can stand next to I-35 and get an eye full. Maybe portions of I-35 are about to be ceded to Mexico, as in soverign territory of Mexico.

Look, American Elizabeth, my writing style sucks. But, given the facts and paperwork, I could have written a hell of a lot better reply to your email and kept it out of the weeds.

This is very interesting......

Educational consortium – linking universities along the corridor

and the corridor stretches from Mex thru the US and into Canada.

Would that mean American U's would become NORTH AMERICAN UNION Universities with REDUCED TUITION for non Americans = further diluting our culture

Coto, I meant SPP (Security and Prosperity Partnership), sorry, madhouse swirling around me today, brain did not function in expected way!!

I posted this because I knew that this watering the truth down and wanted all to see. Although I know a lot less about all of this, I can smell something rotten a mile away, and this was so obvious.

I think we need to keep up the pressure on this just like illegal immigration, because to be honest, it is all linked and will kill so many American jobs, although it already has, we can try to prevent more, maybe bring back America to what it was.

I think people like ourselves being active and spreading the word is the only way to reclaim America for Americans, not for illegal aliens, not for OBL and not for big business. No it is for the working person and their dreams. I am SO against these kinds if big brotherish business partnerships, they do nothing more than to line elites pockets.

I liken this to the end of the Homesteading Act, in 1974 the BLM took over land management (at least in Oregon) of the undeveloped forests under the guise that it would protect the remaining forests for future generations, however my father told me years ago, when it became enacted, prices of property went up dramatically in the Northwest at least. So it created the beginning, he said, of the gentrification of America. It began to close off the home market to working people little by little. Had it still been open for people to go up and claim about 10 acres to live on, prices would be phenominally lower. This also gave all the mineral and logging rights and profits to the government, taking it away from the citizens who needed it.

This super highway will do the same, it will begin to take away jobs, unions, small businesses will collapse, and anyone not "with it" will not thrive in business. It will have the same kind of effects in the long run on the shipping industry , that the repeal of the Homestead Act did on home ownership, slowly eroding away it all till you have no choice but to comply with all NASCO and NAFTA rules, it will be literally their way, or "no" highway!!

There are no plans to build a new NAFTA Superhighway - it exists today as I-35.

LIES, LIES, LIES...the proposed highway is already being contracted out and is due to break ground next year. It the globalist way of doing away with with the Teamster and Longshoremen unions. A new port of entry for mexican truck drivers in in progress in Kansas.
LIES, LIES, LIES

Advocate for improvements, maintenance & integrated technologies; improve safety and security,
integrated to develop an efficient, safe, secure transportation system out of existing infrastructure.
.
Pilot projects to track containers, increase security – intelligence info, common corridor operating
picture, supply chain management

let's not forget that the MEX TRUCKS are NOT required to be inspected or to be environmentally compatible. They can just roll right through the USA unimpeded. Weren't these the people that helped get this mess instituted?

Just emailed Ms. Edwards, myself. I let her know that the "Debunking the ...myths" is simply propaganda and that we know the truth.

I also gave links to the articles which prove they are lying.

Originally Posted by 2ndamendsis

let's not forget that the MEX TRUCKS are NOT required to be inspected or to be environmentally compatible. They can just roll right through the USA unimpeded. [b]Weren't these the people that helped get this mess instituted?

Hi 2ndamendsis, It was published (I don't recall exactly where) that Mexican trucks are exempted from all Department of Transportation (DOT) safety regulations.

Q. Are Mexican truckers also exempted from the Commercial Drivers License (CDL)? Are they also exempted from the DOT physical examination and the DOT drug testing?

In other words, are they, like their illegal alien brothers, "above the law?"

Curious Pat,

Is NASCO an agency of the federal government? Regardless, shouldn't we be complaining to the Congress - since the NASCO staff "won't change their minds?"