>>> 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