About Us

Our mission is to conduct educational and research activities related to border issues involving California, its neighbor states, and Mexico, and to share our findings with policymakers and the public to create a more informed dialogue about these important matters.  

These border issues include:
Trade and Commerce
Environmental Protection
Immigration & Migration
Public Safety & Homeland Security
Economic Leakage
Travel & Tourism
Climate Change
Infrastructure
Water Quality
Jobs & Economic Development
Invasive Species & Pathogens
Energy Generation, Transmission, and Transition
Ocean Protection

Medical Tourism
Biodiversity Conservation
Disaster Response & Mutual Aid
Border Transportation
Regional Planning & Smart Growth
Public Health & Safety
Access to Health Care

Through these activities we also work to develop productive relationships with our jurisdictional neighbors.

California shares a 140‑mile border with Mexico to the south, which is the state’s largest trading partner. California is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east and northeast, and Arizona to the southeast.