The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development predicts it will have a larger economy than Germany by 2042.
ALAN BERSINAnd there are places on the border, such as the Arizona desert or the open terrain around the Big Bend in South Texas, where Mother Nature has created her own barrier that is not easily passable. Or if you do pass through it, you are easily detected.
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And they seek out Border Patrol agents or Customs and Border Protection officials to surrender to them and request political asylum.
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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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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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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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There are plainclothes US officers stationed at airports in Mexico working with Mexican immigration officials to protect the United States.
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In today’s digital online world, those who don’t share information will be isolated and left behind. We need the data of other countries to connect the dots.
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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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Trust and confidence that have been built is not something that should be abandoned without great consideration for the potentially grave consequences to 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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Twenty-nine US states depend on Mexico as their primary export market.
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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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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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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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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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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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