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.
ALAN BERSINThis is true despite the significant poverty, and the class and geographic inequality that have deep historical roots.
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We assure our security by securing the flows as early as we can before they arrive and as far away from our borders as we can.
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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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Mexico has become a robust democracy with a robust press and an active legislature.
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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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The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development predicts it will have a larger economy than Germany by 2042.
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In today’s digital online world, those who don’t share information will be isolated and left behind. We need the data of other countries to connect the dots.
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Walls and barriers alone are insufficient to insure security.
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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 potential of Mexico, Canada and the United States is enormous.
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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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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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In the course of 25 years, we have developed a constructive relationship with Mexico that was nonexistent before.
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We make things together. We have shared production platforms.
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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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More Mexicans are leaving through deportation and voluntary return than are entering the United States legally and illegally.
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