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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 the last generation we’ve moved past a U.S.-Mexico relationship that while friendly on the surface, and demilitarized for the most part, really was not a genuinely cooperative relationship.
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It has gone from being a sending country for migrants to a transit country, and increasingly a receiving country for migrants in its own right.
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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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We do a trillion dollars in trade among the three countries; more than 18,000 American companies are involved in foreign direct investment in Mexico and Canada.
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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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The results became more and more apparent. Crime rates went down in the border region.
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America should be working more with the Mexicans to prevent the flow of guns going south into Mexico that have fueled so much of the violence there.
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Cross-border trade is part of a single production process, and while apparently the Trump administration will seek to re-examine elements of that production platform, it is what it is and won’t be easily dismantled.
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More Mexicans are leaving through deportation and voluntary return than are entering the United States legally and illegally.
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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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The Mexicans return the detained Central American migrants by bus or by air to the countries they come from.
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The air passenger screening system Mexico has in place involves these checks against US national security and criminal data bases.
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We can’t defend the country by looking at the borderline as the first line of defense rather than as the last line of defense.
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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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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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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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