Migrants come up and no longer seek to evade the Border Patrol, but are actually left at the border by their smugglers.
ALAN BERSINThe 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.
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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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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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This is true despite the significant poverty, and the class and geographic inequality that have deep historical roots.
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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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Every air traveler entering Mexico is vetted against US databases.
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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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America should be working more with the Mexicans to prevent the flow of guns going south into Mexico that have fueled so much of the violence there.
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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 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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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.
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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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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 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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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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The Mexicans return the detained Central American migrants by bus or by air to the countries they come from.
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