The National Targeting Center in Virginia run by Customs and Border Protection checks the background of every traveler who seeks to enter the country.
ALAN BERSINThe National Targeting Center in Virginia run by Customs and Border Protection checks the background of every traveler who seeks to enter the country.
ALAN BERSINAnd they seek out Border Patrol agents or Customs and Border Protection officials to surrender to them and request political asylum.
ALAN BERSINThere have been enormous advances since 9/11 to build a very robust set of targeting procedures and watch lists to screen travelers coming to the United States.
ALAN BERSINPeople in our so-called Rust Belt have lost out, and politics and society have not been responsive either in providing the kind of additional support they need or to retrain them for jobs that are being created in the new economy.
ALAN BERSINCross-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.
ALAN BERSINMigration should take place in accordance with lawful norms and secure and safe procedures.
ALAN BERSINTrust 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.
ALAN BERSINWalls and barriers alone are insufficient to insure security.
ALAN BERSINIn today’s digital online world, those who don’t share information will be isolated and left behind.
ALAN BERSINBut in fact as Secretary of Homeland Security General John Kelly acknowledged at his confirmation hearing, walls and barriers alone are insufficient to insure security.
ALAN BERSINThis joint security program has been in place for at least six years and is a huge asset.
ALAN BERSINWe can’t defend the country by looking at the borderline as the first line of defense rather than as the last line of defense.
ALAN BERSINWe should be wary, particularly with our closest friends and allies, of breaking down the trust and confidence that lie at the foundation of relationships.
ALAN BERSINMigrants come up and no longer seek to evade the Border Patrol, but are actually left at the border by their smugglers.
ALAN BERSINThis is true despite the significant poverty, and the class and geographic inequality that have deep historical roots.
ALAN BERSINThe air passenger screening system Mexico has in place involves these checks against US national security and criminal data bases.
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