El Paso Texas and its neighboring Mexican neighbor city, Juarez, Chihuahua, have been commercial trading entities for at least 300 years. Cross border traffic is not new, but the everyday norm.

The two cities form a metropolitan area of 2,280,780 inhabitants, with more than 60,000 persons crossing the border daily.

Manufacturing of every dimension and technicality goes on day after day in Juarez under the covering of Maquiladora manufacturing. These assembly plants belong to the most prestigious of Fortune 500 companies. These companies produce components for US Midwestern and Southeastern companies looking to reduce their direct manufacturing cost and maintain a direct supply chain to their clients.