McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) -- The City of McAllen on Wednesday held a breakfast for representatives from several Latin American countries that have sister city partnership agreements that officials say are reaping economic gains from its diplomatic efforts.

Delegates from Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala as well as local leaders attended Wednesday's event where some startling new data was revealed showing how much shoppers from Reynosa, Mexico, are spending in McAllen.

"McAllen is super proud to be the leader in the Valley on the international stage. We work hard to build relationships, relationships that are important to bringing opportunity back to the constituents that we serve. We know that as we engage with our partners in Mexico, that we're providing opportunity for

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