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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.

Alan Bersin

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 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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To add insult to injury, most Americans never knew that, and most Mexicans have never forgotten it.
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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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The results became more and more apparent. Crime rates went down in the border region.
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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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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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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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Homeland security is inherently transnational today. There’s hardly anything adverse that happens in our homeland that doesn’t have a cause or effect that’s generated abroad. Increasingly.
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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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Walls and barriers alone are insufficient to insure security.
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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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The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development predicts it will have a larger economy than Germany by 2042.
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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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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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That’s the way in which they get entry into a system that will eventually release them into the country.
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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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