In today’s digital online world, those who don’t share information will be isolated and left behind.
ALAN BERSINDuring the last eight to 10 years there have been continued efforts which have resulted in a strategic alliance with the Mexicans and improved safety and security at the border.
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In today’s digital online world, those who don’t share information will be isolated and left behind. We need the data of other countries to connect the dots.
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And there are places on the border, such as the Arizona desert or the open terrain around the Big Bend in South Texas, where Mother Nature has created her own barrier that is not easily passable. Or if you do pass through it, you are easily detected.
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People should remember that Mexican migration is now at a net negative.
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We need to realize that the economic situation between Mexico and the United States is not just one in which we trade with one another.
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This is true despite the significant poverty, and the class and geographic inequality that have deep historical roots.
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Our security in a global world must be looked at on a continental basis.
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Trust and confidence that have been built is not something that should be abandoned without great consideration for the potentially grave consequences to the United States.
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As a result of the U.S.-Mexico War in the 19th century, and the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, half of what was Mexico was severed and became much of the western part of the United States.
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People in our so-called Rust Belt have lost out, and politics and society have not been responsive either in providing the kind of additional support they need or to retrain them for jobs that are being created in the new economy.
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Every air traveler entering Mexico is vetted against US databases.
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Migration should take place in accordance with lawful norms and secure and safe procedures.
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The Mexicans return the detained Central American migrants by bus or by air to the countries they come from.
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Walls and barriers alone are insufficient to insure security.
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This joint security program has been in place for at least six years and is a huge asset.
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I think there’s no question that the barriers, the fences and in certain urban areas, the walls, have had an important effect in terms of increasing the manageability and the security of the border.
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