And 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.
ALAN BERSINThis is true despite the significant poverty, and the class and geographic inequality that have deep historical roots.
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Cross-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.
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Migrants come up and no longer seek to evade the Border Patrol, but are actually left at the border by their smugglers.
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To add insult to injury, most Americans never knew that, and most Mexicans have never forgotten it.
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This joint security program has been in place for at least six years and is a huge asset.
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The National Targeting Center in Virginia run by Customs and Border Protection checks the background of every traveler who seeks to enter the country.
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In the last two years, the Mexicans have detained nearly 400,000 migrants whose intent was to come to the United States.
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Our security in a global world must be looked at on a continental basis.
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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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The potential of Mexico, Canada and the United States is enormous.
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More Mexicans are leaving through deportation and voluntary return than are entering the United States legally and illegally.
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The air passenger screening system Mexico has in place involves these checks against US national security and criminal data bases.
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Mexico has become a robust democracy with a robust press and an active legislature.
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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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The Mexicans return the detained Central American migrants by bus or by air to the countries they come from.
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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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