>>> ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING
PORTS IN THE WORLD.
>> THE PORT HAS BEEN EXPANDING A
LOT OF THE MINING COMPANIES USE
THE PORT BECAUSE OF THE
CLOSENESS TO THE U.S.
>> CATERING TO AMERICANS SOUTH
OF THE BORDER.
>> I FEEL SAFER HERE THAN IN
PARTS OF TUCSON.
>> A GROWING ECONOMY.
>> BETWEEN 4 AND $6 BILLION.
>> ARIZONA AND SONORA.
THIS IS "ARIZONA WEEK."
>>> HELLO AND THANKS FOR JOINING
US FOR A SPECIAL EDITION OF
"ARIZONA WEEK."
THIS IS SAN CARLOS -- ALONG THE
SEA OF CORTEZ.
AN ECONOMIC HUB FOR THE STATE OF
SONORA.
IT OFFERS A WORK FORCE TO A
VACATION SPOT.
WE BEGIN WITH A VISIT TO THE
PORT.
>> ANCHORED IN THE SEA OF
CORTEZ.
THIS IS THE PORT OF -- CALLED
THE PORT OF PORTS, SPANISH
CONQUISTADORS NAMED IT.
SO THE LAND MASSES MAKE IT A
NATURAL PORT OF ENTRY.
ABOUT 19 VESSELS SAIL IN A
MONTH.
SIX DOCKS AND 47 FEET, DEEP
ENOUGH TO BRING IN A SHIP THAT
CAN HOLD UP TO 125,000 TONS OF
CARGO.
THIS IS FROM SINALOA.
ON BOARD, FUEL FOR NORTHWESTERN
MEXICO.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US TO THIS
BEAUTIFUL PORT.
>> THANK YOU FOR COMING.
>> HOW DEEP IS IT HERE?
WHAT ARE WE BRINGING IN?
>> IT'S A MULTIPURPOSE PORT.
THE GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION IS
IMPORTANT.
>> IF YOU WOULD DESCRIBE THE
ECONOMIC BOOST THAT COMES
THROUGH HERE?
HOW MUCH COMES THROUGH THIS PORT
OF ENTRY.
>> THE SORT OF CARGO IN A YEAR
HERE IS ABOUT -- BETWEEN 4 AND
$6 BILLION.
>> A GROWING SEAPORT IN THIS
REGION.
>> THE PORT IS THE ONLY ONE IN
SONORA THAT CAN WORK WITH THIS
AMOUNT OF CARGO.
>> DOES THIS PORT GIVE
CALIFORNIA COMPETITION?
>> THE CITY OF TUCSON IS NEAR
THE -- LOS ANGELES AND LONG
BEACH.
>> THE LOCATION PUTS ARIZONA AND
MEXICO IN POSITION TO GIVE
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AN OPTION
TO BRING CARGO INTO NORTH
AMERICA OR FOR THE U.S. TO SHIP
IT OUT.
THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF A
COMMON SIGHT YOU SEE HERE AT
THIS PORT.
>> THIS SHIP IS ALMOST READY TO
GO TO JAPAN.
WITH COPPER CONCENTRATE.
IT'S ABOUT 11,000 POUNDS.
>> THE CARGO ON THIS SHIP, ONE
EXAMPLE.
11,000 TONS OF COPPER
CONCENTRATE MINED IN ARIZONA EN
ROUTE TO JAPAN.
MINERALS LIKE THIS ONE MAKE UP
75% OF THE CARGO EXPORTED.
HUNDREDS OF WORKERS EMPLOYED BY
THE FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION AND
OTHERS BY CONTRACTORS.
FROM HERE TO JAPAN, THE COPPER
CONCENTRATE WILL SPEND ABOUT 22
DAYS AT SEA.
COPPER CONCENTRATE IN ITS PUREST
FORM ON ITS WAY TO SMELTERS IN
ASIA.
FROM ARIZONA IT TRAVELS HERE BY
TRUCK AND TRAIN.
SO IT COMES HERE AND GETS ON
RAILS TO GO NORTH INTO THE U.S.?
>> YEAH.
RAIL AND TRUCK.
UNION PACIFIC THAT TAKES AN
ARRANGEMENT WITH SOUTH OF THE
BORDER AND GOES -- THEY WORKS
TOGETHER TO TAKE THE CARGO FROM
ARIZONA TO THE PORT.
IT'S RAILROAD AND TRUCKING.
>> DOES THIS SORT OF THING
EXCITE YOU WHEN YOU SEE THIS?
I MEAN, THIS IS PROOF OF THE
MEGA REGION YOU TALK ABOUT.
>> YEAH, YEAH.
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE MEGA
REGION.
CAN BE A UNIT OF A BUSINESS
PROMOTION.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CAN GO
THROUGH HERE OR RECEIPT FROM
HERE CARGO CONTAINERS.
IT'S AN IMPORTANT AREA RIGHT NOW
IN THE PORT.
>> THIS CONCRETE PLATFORM KNOWN
AS A KAYE QUAY MAKING UP ABOUT
15% OF OTHER CARGO THE PORT
PROCESSES.
THE BULK OF WHEAT BOUND FOR
AUSTRALIA.
>> THE PORT IS AN OPTION THAT WE
CAN WORK TOGETHER TO DEVELOP THE
WORK RIGHT HERE.
WE ARE LISTEN TO BUSINESSMEN OF
THE UNITED STATES, MAINLY
ARIZONA.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE --
BRING DEVELOP BUSINESS TOGETHER.
>> MORE THAN INTERNATIONAL
TRADE, THIS PORT ALSO SERVES
SONORA.
ON THIS DAY, A TUG DRAGS PIPING
FOR A GENERATING STATION ON THE
OTHER SIDE OF THE ISLAND.
TEN FEET IN DIAMETER.
EVENTUALLY IT WILL DIP DEEP INTO
THE OCEAN.
WHEN IT IS UP AND RUNNING THE
PLANT WILL SUPPLY ELECTRICITY TO
ALL OF SONORA.
YEARS AGO THE DEPTH OF THE PORT
WAS ABOUT 42 FEET AND THEN
DRUDGING TO 47 FEET.
THE GOAL?
TO HIT 52 FEET IN 2018.
>> LONG TERM, THIS IS A HUGE FOR
THE PORT.
THE CONTAINERS, CARGO.
>> THE SEAPORT QUICKLY BECOMING
AN OPTION FOR CARGO IN AND OUT
OF NORTH AMERICA.
FOR MANY HERE IN SAN CARLOS,
CATERING TO AMERICANS IS A
BUSINESS, AN ECONOMY THIS
COMMUNITY RELIES ON.
>>> YOU'RE A FRENCHMAN HOW DID
YOU FIND YOUR WAY HERE?
>> TRAVELING.
I DID TRAVELING ALL MY LIFE.
AND ONE DAY I WAS IN SAN CARLOS
AND I SAID, ONE DAY I WOULD COME
BACK TO HAVE A BUSINESS.
AND A GOT A BUSINESS AND CAME
BACK.
>> AND I SHOULD CLARIFY.
IT'S SAN CARLOS.
>> BUT WE'RE PART OF MEXICO.
SOMETHING IS SPECIAL.
>> WHAT YOU TO LIKE ABOUT THIS
AS A BUSINESSMAN?
THIS IS A TOURIST ATTRACTION BUT
IT ALSO HAS A REAL COMMUNITY
FROM SONORA.
>> SAN CARLOS IS NOT SO MUCH OF
AN ATTRACTION.
IT'S LIVING TOGETHER.
I LIKE THAT KIND OF LIFE.
IT'S SWEET AND PEOPLES COMING
BACK.
AND WE HAVE A SMALL LIFE AND
VERY SWEET AND PRETTY NICE.
>> WHAT IS THE BUSINESS CLIMATE
LIKE FOR YOU, AS A SMALL
BUSINESS OWNER?
>> WE HAVE TO -- WE HAVE TWO
KIND OF CUSTOMERS.
FOR WINTER WE HAVE THE NORTH
AMERICAN PEOPLES COMING AND
SPEND ONE, TWO, THREE WEEKS.
SOMETIMES HERE FOR SIX MONTHS.
AND THEY LIKE TO BE HERE.
BUT THEY LEAVING IN APRIL WHEN
THE HOT IS COMING.
THE HOT WEATHER IS COMING BACK.
AND THEY -- AFTER EASTER WE
START WITH THE MEXICAN TOURISTS.
THAT IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT
BECAUSE WE'RE WORKING THREE,
FOUR DAYS A WEEK.
IT'S THE WEEKEND.
THEY COMING TO THE BEACH.
BUT IT'S TWO KIND OF CUSTOMERS.
>> AS A RESTAURANT OWNER, I
MEAN, YOU ARE ONE OF THE FEW IN
SAN CARLOS WHO USES ALL LOCAL
PRODUCTS.
>> I'M NOT SURE.
BUT THAT'S MY REASON TO DO MY
JOB IS I WANT TO PROMOTE ALL THE
MEXICAN WORKERS.
AND THE IDEA IS LOCALLY SONORA
AND MEXICO SOMETIMES.
BUT I DON'T WANT TO BUY ANY
IMPORT PRODUCTS.
MANY PEOPLE ASK ME TO HAVE
FRENCH DOUGH AND CANADIAN BACON.
NO, NO.
WE HAVE A PRODUCT IN MEXICO.
WE CAN USE ANY RECIPE FROM THE
WORLD.
BUT THE MORE IMPORTANT IS TO
RESPECT, TO BUY THE GOOD PRODUCT
AND RESPECT THE PRODUCT AND WE
MAKE THE BEST WE CAN.
>> YOU HAVE BEEN HERE FOR SIX
YEARS NOW.
HOW HAVE YOU SEEN THIS COMMUNITY
CHANGE?
>> WE'RE GROWING UP.
THAT IS GOOD.
I'D LIKE TO SEE SAN CARLOS DOING
MORE THAN THAT.
AND I'M SURE THEY WILL.
AND IT'S SO SAFETY, SO QUIET.
I'M SURE SAN CARLOS WILL BE
BETTER AND BETTER.
AND THE COMMUNITY IS GROWING UP.
CHANGING A LITTLE BIT MORE.
MORE MEXICAN NOW BECAUSE YOU
HAVE MIDDLE CLASS START TO HAVE
MONEY IN MEXICO.
IT'S MOVING IN A BIT MORE
MEXICAN.
BUT I THINK SAN CARLOS WILL BE
BETTER AND BETTER SOON.
>> THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF
CONVERSATION ABOUT UNCERTAINTIES
TRAVELING BETWEEN THE U.S. AND
MEXICO.
DO YOU HEAR ANY OF THAT?
DO YOU PROCESS ANY OF THAT AS A
FRENCH BUSINESS OWNER IN MEXICO?
>> THE RELATION BETWEEN AMERICAN
AND MEXICAN ALSO STRONG.
I'M NOT SURE IT WILL CHANGE
ANYTHING.
MEXICO AND NORTH OF MEXICO EXIST
IN SPACE.
THE RELATIONS ARE STRONG.
>> YOU'RE A FRENCHMAN WHO CAME
TO SONORA FOR BUSINESS.
WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE TO THE
ARIZONANS WHO MAYBE HAVEN'T
VENTURED THIS DIRECTION YET?
>> I'M SURE THEY WILL.
THEY SHOULD AND HAVE THAT TO TRY
IN SAN CARLOS AND SONORA.
MEXICO IS SO BEAUTIFUL AND
NOTHING TO DO WITH A SECURITY
PROBLEM OR ANYTHING.
IT'S NOT AT ALL LIKE THAT.
IT'S MORE OF THE PEOPLE HERE ARE
SO QUIET AND I DON'T KNOW.
BUT MAYBE YOU HAVE TOO SOUTHERN
PEOPLE FOR WINTER.
MY DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>>> FOR DECADES AMERICANS, EVEN
CANADIANS HAVE MADE THIS THEIR
HOME OR HOME AWAY FROM HOME.
CREATING AN AMERICAN ENVIRONMENT
IN MEXICO.
THREE AMERICANS ON A DESOLATE
DESERT ROAD MANY MEXICO.
ONE OF THEM IS WEARING A U OF A
BASEBALL CAP.
THIS ISN'T A JOKE OR A RIDDLE.
IT'S A WAY OF LIFE.
>> WE'RE HEADED TO THE BEACH.
>> ACTUALLY, I SHOULD BEGIN BY
THANKING YOU FOR LETTING US INTO
YOUR PARADISE HERE UNDER THIS
TENT.
>> IT'S THE UNIVERSITY OF
ARIZONA TENT.
WITH THE FLAG UP AND THE
SAILBOAT UP.
THE ONLY PROBLEM WE HAVE IS WITH
THESE PEOPLE IN FRONT OF US FROM
GONZAGA.
YOU KNOW, WASHINGTON, WHAT ARE
THEY DOING HERE?
>> SOME PEOPLE MAY BE THINKING
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
FROM ARIZONA, TUCSON?
>> IT'S INTERESTING THAT A LOT
OF PEOPLE WHO SAY WHEN WE TWO
INTO MEXICO THINK WE'RE CRAZY
BUT I FEEL SAFER HERE THAN IN A
LOT OF PARTS OF TUCSON.
>> HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN COMING
HERE?
>> THE% WAS IN 19 # 3.
WE HAVE BEEN COMING TO MEXICO
FOR OVER 45 YEARS.
READY?
ANOTHER TOUGH DAY.
>> MIKE LEAD, HIS BUDDY, NORM,
AND THEIR FAMILIES HAVE HAD
VIDEOTAPE VAI CATION HOMES IN
SAN CARLOS, SONORA FOR TEN
YEARS.
ANY FEARS ABOUT COMING DOWN
HERE?
>> NONE.
I DON'T DRIVE AT NIGHT OR GO
CRAZY PLACES BUT IT'S VERY SAFE
HERE.
>> AND THEY'VE SOAKED IN EVERY
PRECIOUS MINUTE IN AN AREA KNOWN
AS -- PARTIALLY RETIRED.
WHAT IS LIFE LIKE DOWN HERE FOR
MIKE LEAD ON AN AVERAGE DAY IN
SAN CARLOS?
>> IT DOESN'T GET MUCH BETTER.
YESTERDAY I TOOK MY TWO YOUNG
GRANDDAUGHTERS OUT AND LET THEM
SAIL THE BOAT.
SO TEACH THEM A LITTLE SAILING.
WE DO SOME FISHING.
WE CATCH FISH OFF THE BACK.
MACKEREL AND SKIP JACK.
WE CATCH AND RELEASE MOST STUFF.
>> DOOR TO DOOR IT'S A FIVE-HOUR
DRIVE TO THE BEACH.
THIS SOLITUDE, MILES FROM THE
POLITICS, THE ECONOMY OF THE
BORDER STATES.
>> THE CONNECTION BETWEEN
ARIZONA AND SONORA, IT SEEMS TO
BE REALLY HEALTHY.
ECONOMICALLY TOO HAVE YOU FELT
THAT WHEN YOU COME HERE?
>> >> YES, YES.
YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT THE TRADE
IS MORE IMPORTANT TO ARIZONA
THAN YOU MIGHT THINK.
I MEAN, WHEN YOU GO BACK, LOOK
AT THE AMOUNT OF TRUCKS STACKED
UP AT THE MARIPOSA BORDER.
THERE IS A LOT OF INTERNATIONAL
ACTIVITY HERE.
TOURISM HAS BEEN HURT.
I GOT TO TELL YOU, BUT IT'S
COMING BACK, I THINK.
BUT AGAIN, MORE OTHER PEOPLE
FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY
THAN ARIZONA THAT ARE GETTING
THE VALUE PROPOSITION FROM
MEXICO.
>> LOOKING BACK TEN YEARS TO NOW
THE ELECTION OF A NEW PRESIDENT
AND THERE IS SOME CONTROVERSY.
DO YOU FEEL OR SEE THAT WHEN
YOU'RE HERE?
>> I TOLD SOMEONE THE LAST TIME
THE TRIP DOWN WAS IS EASIEST
TRIP I HAD.
THERE WAS NO RED LIGHT OR GREEN
LIGHT, GO AHEAD AND GO INTO
MEXICO.
WE GOT TO THE MOST EXPENSIVE
TOLL BOOTH AND THEY'RE
PROTESTING GASOLINE PRICE.
YOU GIVE THEM 2 PESOS FOR THE
TOLL BOOTH INSTEAD OF 62 PESOS.
YOU MUST HAVE EXPERIENCED THE
SAME THING.
NO PROBLEMS.
YOU KNOW, NO PROBLEMS.
>> PEACE, TRANQUILITY.
AND FRIENDSHIP.
>> THIS PLACE WITH THIS WEATHER
RIGHT NOW SHOULD BE MORE PACKED
WITH PEOPLE AND MOSTLY IT'S NOT
THE PEOPLE FROM ARIZONA, LIKE I
SAID, TAKEN OVER BY THE
CANADIANS NOW.
>> AMERICANS, CANADIANS, AND
MEXICANS.
MURRAY HAGER AND HIS WIFE LIVE
IN CANADA.
MARIA IS FROM SONORA AND DIDN'T
HAVE TO CONVINCE HER HUSBAND TO
BUY A CONDO IN SAN CARLOS.
THE WEATHER DID THAT FOR THEM.
>> IT'S VERY COLD THERE, YOU
KNOW, DECEMBER, JANUARY.
WE COULD BE MINUS 40 AND WIND.
SO IT VARIES, THOUGH.
SOMETIMES WARM AIR WILL COME IN
FROM THE MOUNTAINS AND WARM OUR
COUNTRY UP.
IT GOES TO PLUS AND IT WILL DROP
BACK DOWN.
>> JANUARY THROUGH APRIL, THIS
IS HOW THEY SPEND THEIR DAYS.
AND SO DO OTHERS, DOZENS OF
LICENSE PLATES FROM ALL OVER THE
U.S. DOT THE CONDO PARKING LOT.
>> IT'S VERY QUIET AND THE
WEATHER IS BEAUTIFUL.
IT'S VERY CONSISTENT.
SUN IS ALWAYS SHINING, MOSTLY.
SAFE HERE.
WE FEEL SAFE.
WE BELIEVE IT'S ONE OF THE
SAFEST PLACES IN MEXICO TO COME.
AND THERE'S A LOT OF
ENGLISH-SPEAKING PEOPLE HERE,
TOO.
I THINK THAT ANY COUNTRY HAS ITS
VIOLENCE.
I DON'T THINK IT MATTERS WHAT
COUNTRY YOU GO TO.
THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE
PEOPLE THAT ARE DISHONEST OR
ROBBERS OR WHATEVER.
SO IT'S REALLY -- IT'S NO
DIFFERENT THAN CANADA.
HERE.
ESPECIALLY.
SO REALLY, WE DON'T FEEL UNSAFE.
IT'S GOOD.
>> A FEELING EVERYONE DOWN HERE
SEEMS TO HAVE.
>> THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME
PROBLEMS EVERYWHERE.
BUT YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T JUST
HIDE IN YOUR HOUSE IN TUCSON.
KNOTTS FUN.
>> NO CONCERN ABOUT THE
MOSQUITOES AND HEALTH RISKS?
>> I HAVE SOME ISSUES ANYWAY.
IF I GET A MOSQUITO BITE I'M NOT
TOO SURE ABOUT IT.
BUT NORM'S FRIEND FROM
INNINGLAND IS NOT COMING THIS
YEAR BECAUSE SHE IS TRYING TO
GET PREGNANT.
>> MAKING THEMSELVES AT HOME ON
A BEACH IN MEXICO.
>> DO YOU HAVE WORDS OF ADVICE
FOR ARIZONANS WHO HAVE QUALMS
ABOUT COMING DOWN HERE?
[ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ].
>>> THIS RESORT CITY IS UNLIKE
ANY COASTLINE YOU'LL FIND IN
MEXICO.
AND THE HOPE IS TO KEEP IT THAT
WAY.
JUAN IS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
DIRECTOR AND OVERSEAS TOURISM IN
SAN CARLOS.
JUAN, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US
HERE.
>> MY PLEASURE.
>> TELL US WHERE WE ARE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE SITTING AT HOME
IN ARIZONA DON'T RECOGNIZE THIS
VISUAL.
>> WE ARE IN SAN CARLOS.
WE ARE IN ONE OF THE CONDO
RESORTS THAT WE HAVE IN SAN
CARLOS.
AND THE OWNERS WERE GRACIOUS
ENOUGH TO LET US IN.
>> WHAT DO WE SEE FROM HERE?
>> WE ARE IN SAN CARLOS AND IN
THE AVALON ESTATES.
YOU SEE THE MARINA AND A HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT THERE THAT YOU HAVE
YOUR BOAT RIGHT OUTSIDE YOUR
HOUSE.
WITH THE BOX AND WHATNOT.
OVER THERE, YOU CAN SEE THE BAJA
ON A GOOD, CLEAR DAY.
IT'S 60 MILES FROM HERE.
>> BAJA, CALIFORNIA?
>> YES.
WE ARE RIGHT ACROSS FROM BAJA.
IF YOU SEE THE MEXICO MAP, THE
BAJA IS A PARTICULAR SHAPE.
YOU DRAW RIGHT THERE IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE BAJA AND DRAW A
LINE TO MAINLAND MEXICO, THAT'S
WHERE WE ARE.
>> WE DON'T JUST HAVE MEXICANS.
WE DON'T HAVE AMERICANS, WE HAVE
A LOT MORE.
>> WE HAVE A LOT OF CANADIAN AND
AMERICAN RESIDENTS.
A LOT OF THE RETIREES THAT COME
IN THE WINTER MONTHS TO SAN
CARLOS TO SPEND THEIR -- THE
COLDER MONTHS, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE
FROM MONTANA OR NEBRASKA OR
WHATNOT AND THEY COME HERE AND
SPEND THE TIME.
THERE IS A NICE VIBRANT
COMMUNITY OF AMERICANS AND
CANADIANS THAT ENJOY THEMSELVES
FOR THE BEAUTIFUL WEATHER AND
THE BEAUTIFUL SCENERY AS YOU CAN
APPRECIATE WHERE WE'RE STANDING
RIGHT NOW.
>> WHY ISN'T THIS AREA MORE
POPULAR?
THIS IS PLENTY POPULAR.
BUT THIS IS NOT A PARTY CITY.
IT'S A COMMUNITY.
>> IT'S NOT.
IT'S MORE OF A RESIDENTIAL AREA.
WHILE WE CALL IT A RESIDENTIAL
TOURISM.
PEOPLE THAT COME HERE IS BECAUSE
THEY WANT TO LIVE AND SPEND A
LONGER TIME.
NOT NECESSARILY THE WEEKEND AND
PARTYING AND LIKE THAT.
ON THE SUMMER MONTHS, IN THE
SOME PARTS OF THE WINTER MONTHS
WE DO HAVE THE WEDDING SEASON
AND THAT IS VERY POPULAR WITH
MEXICAN NATIONALS THAT COME AND
GET MARRIED HERE BECAUSE
ESPECIALLY WITH THE SCENERY AND
THE EVENTS THEY HOLD HERE.
BUT IT'S NOT A RESORT TOWN.
IT'S NOT A GO CRAZY ON SPRING
BREAK.
AND I THINK WE LIKE TO KEEP IT
THAT WAY.
>> YOU'RE A GRADUATE OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA.
YOU UNDERSTAND THE ECONOMIES IN
ARIZONA AND IN SONORA.
DO THE TWO COMPLEMENT EACH
OTHER?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THERE IS A LOT OF FAMILY AND
BUSINESS TIES BETWEEN US AND
ALSO BETWEEN SONORA AND ARIZONA.
A LOT HAVE SECOND HOMES OR
PEOPLE IN ARIZONA HAVE SECOND
HOMES IN SAN CARLOS.
WE COME AND DRIVE BACK AND FORTH
ALL THE WAY, ALL THE TIME.
WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS AND IT'S
ONE MEGA REGION THAT COMPLEMENT
EACH OTHER AND PROMOTE BETTER
AND REMEMBER WE'RE NEIGHBORS AND
VERY GOOD NEIGHBORS.
OUR ECONOMY IN SONORA GOES TO
TUCSON FOR THE SHOPPING AND
WHATNOT.
AND YOU GUYS COME BACK TO THE
BEACH.
WE'RE THE CLOSEST BEACH WHERE
THE OTHER PLACE IN THE NORTH
THAT I WON'T MENTION.
BUT I THINK FOR A LONG TIME WE
HAVE SEEN THE PREFERRED CHOICE
FOR THIS TYPE OF TOURISM, THAT
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, RESIDENTIAL
TOURISM OR FAMILY ORIENTED OR
MORE QUIET AND RELAXED.
>> TELL ME ABOUT THE POPULATION.
>> WE HAVE ANOTHER CITY THAT IS
ENCLOSED.
THE WHOLE METROPOLITAN AREA IS
ABOUT 250,000 PEOPLE.
WE HAVE FIVE ECONOMIC ENGINES.
LEAST BUT NOT IMPORTANT IS
TOURISM BUT OF COURSE YOU HAVE
THE PORT AND ALL THE LOGISTICS
AND THE MINING, THE ARIZONA
MINING THAT COMES THROUGH OUR
PORT AND EXPORTS TO CHINA, ASIA
OR WHEREVER THEY WANT TO GO.
WE ALSO HAVE THE AGRICULTURAL.
WE DO ABOUT 120, $150 MILLION
WORTH OF EXPORTS OF PRODUCE,
GREEN CHILI OR THE ANAHEIM
PEPPER IF YOU BUY IT IN SAFEWAY
IT WAS MOST LIKELY GROWN HERE IN
OUR VALLEY.
ALSO WE HAVE MANUFACTURING
INDUSTRY, A LOT OF AEROSPACE
COMPANIES ARE HOSTED HERE AND
THEY'RE DOING WITH THE TWIN
PLANT CONCEPT.
MANUFACTURING IN MEXICO AND THEY
SEND BACK TO THE U.S. TO FINISH
THE PRODUCT AND THEN GO INTO
SOME TYPE OF PLANE ASSEMBLY
LINE.
FISHING IS A BIG INDUSTRY,
SHRIMP AND SARDINES AND WE HAVE
A FULL-BLOWN INDUSTRIAL PARK
RIGHT THERE ON ONE OF OUR BASE
AND THEY'RE DOING CANNED SARDINE
AND ALSO THEY'RE DOING FISH MEAL
FOR SOME OF THE SHRIMP FARMS
THAT ARE NOT HERE BUT ELSEWHERE
IN MEXICO.
THE MAIN EMPLOYER IN THE
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY,
AEROSPACE, ELECTRONICS AND
MEDICAL INDUSTRY.
WE HAVE MANUFACTURING PLANTS
FROM THE U.S., EUROPE, CANADA
AND A COUPLE OF THEM FROM ASIA,
DOING THEIR THINGS FOR THE U.S.
MARKET.
SO THIS IS THE PERFECT EXAMPLE
OF HOW YOU CREATE JOBS IN THE
U.S. AND HOW YOU CREATE JOBS IN
MEXICO AND YOU PROVIDE THE
PEOPLE IN MEXICO IN A BETTER WAY
OF SUPPORTING THEMSELVES AND
STOPPING THEM FROM GOING UP
NORTH ILLEGALLY.
SO WE ARE KEEPING THOSE PEOPLE
HERE WITH THE MANUFACTURING JOBS
THAT THEY LIKE AND THEY'RE PROUD
TO HOLD.
AND NOW ALSO THE COMMERCE, THE
PORT HAS BEEN EXPANDING.
A LOT OF THE MINING COMPANIES
USE THE PORT BECAUSE OF THE
CLOSENESS TO THE U.S.
WE HAVE A RAILWAY THAT GOES
STRAIGHT INTO THE U.S. WITH NO
RESTRICTIONS.
A LOT OF THE MINERALS CAN COME
THROUGH THE PORT AND GET
EXPORTED.
AND THAT CREATES A LOT OF
ECONOMICS ALSO.
CUSTOM BROKERS OR LOGISTICS
PROVIDERS AND THAT IS VERY, VERY
IMPORTANT ENGINE.
WE TALK ABOUT THE AGRICULTURE
ALSO AND JUST ONE GROUP IS ABOUT
$100 MILLION WORTH OF EXPORTS.
WE HAVE PEOPLE DOING FLOWERS AND
SENDING TO THE U.S. AND JAPAN
MARKET, ACTUALLY.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF THAT GOING
ON.
AND THEN, OF COURSE WE HAVE
TOURISM.
THE RESIDENTIAL, REAL ESTATE
OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE IN
SAN CARLOS.
>> THERE ARE A LOT OF AMERICANS,
PEOPLE IN ARIZONA WHO ARE
WATCHING THIS AND THINKING
THAT'S A LONG DRIVE TO GO DOWN
AND I'M NOT SO SURE ABOUT
MEXICO'S SAFETY AND SECURITY.
WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE TO THEM?
>> OUR MESSAGE WILL BE SONORA IS
A VERY SAFE STATE ESPECIALLY SAN
CARLOS.
DON'T BELIEVE US.
THERE IS A LOT OF INFORMATION IN
THE WEB.
THERE IS A LOT OF FORMS THAT ARE
OWNED AND MAINTAINED BY
AMERICANS AND CANADIANS.
WE ARE NOT ON THE TRAVEL
WARNING.
AS OTHER PLACES IN MEXICO
UNFORTUNATELY ARE.
AND COME ON DUN.
BE CAREFUL, DRIVE SAFELY.
IT'S FOUR LANE ALL THE WAY.
THERE IS SOME CONSTRUCTION GOING
ON IN SOME PARTS BUT THAT'S
GOING TO GO AWAY IN THE NEXT
COMING MONTHS.
IT'S A VERY SAFE RIDE.
ENJOY, AND TAKE THE RISK.
COME OVER TO SAN CARLOS.
AND IT'S REALLY A SPECTACULAR
VIEW THAT YOU SHOULD SEE.
>>> HERE'S ANOTHER LOOK AT THE
SIGHTS AND SOUNDS FROM THE SEA
OF CORTEZ.
IT BEGAN AT WIRING SYSTEMS A
MANUFACTURING PLANT.
ONE OF THE LARGEST EMPLOYERS IN
SONORA.
>> THIS IS IN COMBINATION WITH
THE EFFORT THAT WE ARE MAKING
WITH THE STATES TO GET TOGETHER.
>> ARIZONA AND SONORA DESCRIBED
AS A MEGA REGION, SISTER STATES
TWRORKS ECONOMIES, PARTNERS.
>> ALL THE SKILLS.
>> THE COMMUNITIES, BUSINESS
CLIMATES THAT RELY ON EACH
OTHER.
>> I STHENK IT'S VERY GOOD FOR
AS MUCH TRADE AS YOU CAN.
IN EVERY TRANSACTION BOTH
PARTIES WIN.
>> TO OUR SOUTH ON FEDERAL
HIGHWAY 15, THE PORT CITY.
A 4 TO $6 BILLION INDUSTRY AT
THIS PORT ALONE.
THE PORT DEPTH HERE CURRENTLY 47
1/2 FEET.
TO THE WEST IN LONG BEACH IT'S
76 FEET.
TO THE EAST IN TEXAS, ABOUT 45
FEET.
THE DEEPER THE PORT, THE LARGER
THE SHIP AND THE CAPACITY TO
TRANSPORT MORE CARGO.
THE TRADE BETWEEN ARIZONA AND
SONORA IS VALUED AT $10 BILLION.
>> WE CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN
RELATIONS WITH MEXICO WHICH IS
CRITICAL TO OUR LOCAL ECONOMY.
OUR PARTNERS APPRECIATE THESE
FRIENDLY, RESPECTFUL OVERTURES
AND LIKE US CONTINUE TO BE
INTERESTED IN WORK TOGETHER ON
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
IS ANYONE WHO HAS RUN A
SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS KNOWS, GOOD
PARTNERS DON'T ALIENATE THEIR
SUPPLIERS OR THEIR CUSTOMERS.
>> THE LARGEST EXPORTS, PRODUCE,
$2.8 BILLION.
AUTOMOTIVE IN THE LAST FEW
YEARS, EXPORTS TO MEXICO HAVE
NEARLY QUADRUPLED.
AT ARIZONA PORTS OF ENTRY,
320,000 TRUCKS CROSS EVERY YEAR.
>> AND THE STRATEGIC LOCATION OF
THE ARIZONA/SONORA BORDER OFFERS
AMPLE ACCESS TO GLOBAL MARKETS
AS WELL.
THE CORRIDOR THAT CONNECTS
MEXICO CITY WITH ARIZONA IS
EFFECTIVE, EFFICIENT, AND A
VIABLE ALTERNATIVE FOR SHIPMENTS
FROM CENTRAL MEXICO TO OUR WEST
COAST AND CANADA.
>> NEIGHBORING STATES, ARIZONA'S
POPULATION IS ABOUT 6.7 MILLION.
THE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, MORE
THAN $300 BILLION.
WHEREAS SONORA IS ABOUT $30
BILLION AND ITS POPULATION,
ABOUT 2.6 MILLION.
KNOWN AS THE MEGA REGION, A
RELATIONSHIP THAT WILL CONTINUE
TO GROW.
>>> THAT CONCLUDES OUR SPECIAL
COVERAGE FROM ARIZONA'S NEIGHBOR
TO THE SOUTH, FOR ALL OF US AT
ARIZONA PUBLIC MEDIA FROM THE
SEA OF CORTEZ, THANKS FOR