We make things together. We have shared production platforms.
ALAN BERSINWe have a combined population of half a billion people; peaceful trade-friendly borders that are the envy of 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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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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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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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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For the first time since the second World War, we are not the sole dominant economy in the world.
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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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An increasing number of Mexican companies are creating jobs in the United States.
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We assure our security by securing the flows as early as we can before they arrive and as far away from our borders as we can.
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The idea was to restore the rule of law, to bring order to a chaotic situation.
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You need a strategy that involves layered defense: deployed patrols, sophisticated sensor equipment, and surveillance from the air. That is what has had a positive impact over the last generation.
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During 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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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.
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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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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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As 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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We must recognize that this massive economic bloc that’s emerging in North America cannot be accomplished unilaterally. It must be accomplished in partnership with Mexico and Canada.
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The law change during the Bush administration gave the Department of Health and Human Services a central role in relocating Central American minors in the United States.
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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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Not only are the numbers of migrants entering the United States at the lowest levels in a generation, but they are now largely Central American.
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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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If you build a 50-foot wall, you’ll soon be confronted with a 51-foot ladder.
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Migrants come up and no longer seek to evade the Border Patrol, but are actually left at the border by their smugglers.
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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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In the last two years, the Mexicans have detained nearly 400,000 migrants whose intent was to come to the United States.
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The image and the costs of a Berlin-like wall or a Great Wall of China is something that the American people have not accepted to date.
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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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