United States, Mexico Pledge Billions for ‘Infrastructure Modernization Effort’ at Border

President Joe Biden (L) gives remarks before meeting with small business owners in the South Court Auditorium of the White House in Washington on April 28, 2022. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images); Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks during his daily morning press conference in Mexico City on April 11, 2022. Claudio Cruz/AFP via Getty Images

The United States and Mexico have agreed to invest nearly $5 billion to improve infrastructure along the 2,000-mile border between the two countries.

President Joe Biden’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act includes a $3.4 billion investment in infrastructure at land ports of entry along the border with Mexico.