Cross-border dynamics: Sonora launches new tech-enabled border unit

Read these 2 News items, and then tell us what you think in the discussion below.

Mexico is launching a new border security unit in the state of Sonora, which officials say is the first of its kind in the country.
The goal of the new unit is to improve border security with a focus on intelligence and technology, and it will have bases at ports of entry along the Sonora-Arizona border.

Source:  www.kjzz.org/fronteras-desk/2025-08-05/m...-kind-in-the-country

AZ seeks federal cost share
While taxpayers have been covering the cost for border security, Hobbs is now seeking  $700 million  in federal reimbursement for border security expenses. In a letter to  Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem , she cited a new federal law allowing states to request repayment for helping secure the border and highlighted Task Force SAFE as a key part of Arizona’s strategy.

Source:  www.azfamily.com/2025/08/08/hobbs-praise...deral-reimbursement/

Why it fits: regional trade & security that shapes logistics, jobs, and binational programs.
Prompt starter: “List cross-border skills (Spanish for trade, customs basics, supply-chain data) we should teach this fall.”