The purpose of the Border Industrialization Program (BIP) was to ______.
A) extend US borders for industrialization purposes
B) allow foreign-owned companies to establish labor-intensive assembly plants on Mexican border
C) allow exchange of industrial parts along the Mexican border
D) extend tax concessions to Mexican industrialists

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The Border Industrialization Program (BIP) allowed foreign-owned companies to establish labor-intensive assembly plants on the Mexican border, in order to take advantage of lower labor costs and proximity to the United States market. This helped to generate employment opportunities for Mexicans and promote economic development in the border region.

The Purpose of the Border Industrialization Program (BIP) Was to ______