The prospect of energy independence is within reach and will change the geopolitical situation of United States.
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.
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This is true despite the significant poverty, and the class and geographic inequality that have deep historical roots.
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We must rely on our allies and foreign governments to share information and data to secure our country.
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I think there’s no question that the barriers, the fences and in certain urban areas, the walls, have had an important effect in terms of increasing the manageability and the security of the border.
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We should be wary, particularly with our closest friends and allies, of breaking down the trust and confidence that lie at the foundation of relationships.
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The image and the costs of a Berlin-like wall or a Great Wall of China is something that the American people have not accepted to date.
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For the first time since the second World War, we are not the sole dominant economy in the world.
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People should remember that Mexican migration is now at a net negative.
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In the course of 25 years, we have developed a constructive relationship with Mexico that was nonexistent before.
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We have to remember that information sharing is restricted by legal barriers and cultural barriers and by the notion that information is power and therefore should be hoarded so if you share information you can extract something in exchange.
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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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If you build a 50-foot wall, you’ll soon be confronted with a 51-foot ladder.
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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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Until we have a legitimate labor market between Mexico and the United States, people will attempt to come here to work.
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We must recognize that this massive economic bloc that’s emerging in North America cannot be accomplished unilaterally. It must be accomplished in partnership with Mexico and Canada.
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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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