In 2024, Mexico–United States trade reached $839.6 billion in goods; U.S. exports to Mexico grew by 3.2% and imports from Mexico by 6.9%. Within this framework, Texas is the hinge: it processed about 66% of all bilateral trade across the border and remained the country’s top exporting state, with $455 billion in shipments worldwide. Laredo ended the year as the number one port in the U.S. by trade value, at around $339 billion. These three figures explain why a Jalisco–Texas
