In the last two years, the Mexicans have detained nearly 400,000 migrants whose intent was to come to the United States.
ALAN BERSINMigration should take place in accordance with lawful norms and secure and safe procedures.
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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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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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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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Every air traveler entering Mexico is vetted against US databases.
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Six million jobs in the US depend on trade with Mexico. Ten border states – six in Mexico and four in the United States – combined have the third or fourth largest economy in the world.
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Today, the number of migrants crossing is at a 30-year low. That’s because of years of bipartisan work on this issue.
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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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We make things together. We have shared production platforms.
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Migration should take place in accordance with lawful norms and secure and safe procedures.
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The idea was to restore the rule of law, to bring order to a chaotic situation.
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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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The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development predicts it will have a larger economy than Germany by 2042.
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The work the Mexicans are doing in terms of migration control on Mexico’s southern border is crucial to our own border security.
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The nationalism and the protectionism that was built into the Mexican Revolution in 1910 and that characterized the Mexican attitude to the United States for much of the 20th century were difficult to overcome. But that actually has occurred. And the cooperation.
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