A bipartisan group of 11 members of Congress, including representative Will Hurd, headed to Mexico City this week for the U.S.-Mexico Interparliamentary Group (IPG) meeting.

While in Mexico, the group along with 15 Members of Mexico’s Congress, were inaugurated into the 53rd US-Mexico Interparliamentary Group and met with their counterparts to discuss the trade relationship between the two nations, covering topics like migration and human safety, national security cooperation, and a 21st Century border.

“We have an enormous opportunity to work with our partners in Mexico to enhance the physical and economic security of people on both sides of the border,” said Hurd, who represents more miles of the U.S.-Mexico border than any other Member of Congress.

“In a district that is both heavily dependent on cross-border trade and ground zero for energy production, I am especially optimistic about modernizing NAFTA to account for the digital marketplace and promoting North American Energy Security. I look forward to working with my colleagues to make sure Texans benefit from NAFTA renegotiation.”

Recent US restrictions on temporary work visas has resulted in a surge of demand for software engineers south of the border, with several foreign IT outsourcing firms announcing plans to expand operations in Mexico.

Mexican airline Aeromexico has also seen a surge in demand for US visitors to Mexico, so began offering new flights from Mineta San Jose International Airport to Guadalajara, in order to serve the rising demand for trips to the Mexican tech hub coming from San Jose.