Four out of five border-crossers detained in South Texas are Guatemalan, Honduran or Salvadoran. They are driven by violence and poverty in their home countries and the desire for family reunification.
ALAN BERSINEvery air traveler entering Mexico is vetted against US databases.
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We should be wary, particularly with our closest friends and allies, of breaking down the trust and confidence that lie at the foundation of relationships.
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The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development predicts it will have a larger economy than Germany by 2042.
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Every air traveler entering Mexico is vetted against US databases.
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We must rely on our allies and foreign governments to share information and data to secure our country.
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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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The cry of “Make America Great Again” reflects accurately that, after the fall of the Soviet Union, the sole superpower status of the United States is coming to an end.
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In large part this is because of the success of policies followed by the United States to create an environment, a peaceful period in history in which economies could grow and countries could benefit.
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We have to secure the flow of goods and people by engaging with foreign entities.
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That’s the way in which they get entry into a system that will eventually release them into the country.
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And the smuggling of cash and the money laundering that transnational criminal organizations have instituted in North America, including in the United States.
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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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And we have to work together to secure the continent in order to keep dangerous people and dangerous things out and strengthen perimeter security on a continental basis.
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There have been enormous advances since 9/11 to build a very robust set of targeting procedures and watch lists to screen travelers coming to the United States.
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The idea was to restore the rule of law, to bring order to a chaotic situation.
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In the course of 25 years, we have developed a constructive relationship with Mexico that was nonexistent before.
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