Mexico has become a robust democracy with a robust press and an active legislature.
ALAN BERSINAs former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano pointed out, if you build a 50-foot wall, you’ll soon be confronted with a 51-foot ladder.
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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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In today’s digital online world, those who don’t share information will be isolated and left behind.
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We have a combined population of half a billion people; peaceful trade-friendly borders that are the envy of the world.
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Most people who live at the border or are familiar with the border know that a Berlin-like wall stretching from San Diego to Brownsville is not necessary. And the costs would be prohibitive.
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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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To the extent that President Trump means strengthened border security, I am fully in favor of the idea that the rule of the law, secure borders and public safety should prevail. Drugs should not enter illegally.
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But in fact as Secretary of Homeland Security General John Kelly acknowledged at his confirmation hearing, walls and barriers alone are insufficient to insure security.
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Twenty-nine US states depend on Mexico as their primary export market.
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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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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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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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Migration should take place in accordance with lawful norms and secure and safe procedures.
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To add insult to injury, most Americans never knew that, and most Mexicans have never forgotten it.
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Mexico now has the 13th largest economy in the world.
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The results became more and more apparent. Crime rates went down in the border region.
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