The law change during the Bush administration gave the Department of Health and Human Services a central role in relocating Central American minors in the United States.
ALAN BERSINThat’s the way in which they get entry into a system that will eventually release them into the country.
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Mexico has become a robust democracy with a robust press and an active legislature.
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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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But in fact as Secretary of Homeland Security General John Kelly acknowledged at his confirmation hearing, walls and barriers alone are insufficient to insure security.
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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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Not only are the numbers of migrants entering the United States at the lowest levels in a generation, but they are now largely Central American.
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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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If you build a 50-foot wall, you’ll soon be confronted with a 51-foot ladder.
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The idea was to restore the rule of law, to bring order to a chaotic situation.
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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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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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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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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 former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano pointed out, if you build a 50-foot wall, you’ll soon be confronted with a 51-foot ladder.
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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 make things together. We have shared production platforms.
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