IRON-IC CURTAIN: U.S. Border Patrol Outfits Being Manufactured in Mexico

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http://wepartypatriots.com/wp/2013/04/12/iron-ic-curtain-u-s-border-patrol-outfits-being-manufactured-in-mexico/




Newly granted contracts to provide uniforms for United States Customs and Border Protections (CBP) contain one very ironic piece of information: they will largely be manufactured in Mexico.

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Via CPA Trade Reform:

The latest contract with the company was awarded on Dec. 20, 2012, to make “uniform and insignia items” for the CBP at an estimated cost of $6,157,997.57, and a ceiling of $8 million.
The CBP, which is responsible for protecting America’s borders, told CNSNews.com that items from VF Imagewear, a subsidiary of VF Corporation, are manufactured in a number of locations, “including Mexico.”

“There are no domestic preference regulations or statutes applicable to DHS/CBP that would prohibit the manufacture of uniform items in Mexico,” the CBP said. “In fact, United States obligations under International Agreements require that the Agency accept items manufactured in Mexico.”

“Consistent with the foregoing, VF is permitted to provide items manufactured in Mexico under the current contract,” the agency said.

VF Imagewear operates facilities in Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, Europe and the Middle East. They provide uniforms for a variety of industries, including transportation, hospitality, food service and for the NFL, MLB and Harley-Davidson. Major League Baseball mandates that the products they purchase from VF Imagewear must be Made in America. Baseball is, after all, America’s pasttime. Not even irony can screw that up.

FULL story at link.

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