Migrants come up and no longer seek to evade the Border Patrol, but are actually left at the border by their smugglers.
ALAN BERSINFour out of five border-crossers detained in South Texas are Guatemalan, Honduran or Salvadoran. They are driven by violence and poverty in their home countries and the desire for family reunification.
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You need a strategy that involves layered defense: deployed patrols, sophisticated sensor equipment, and surveillance from the air. That is what has had a positive impact over the last generation.
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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 potential of Mexico, Canada and the United States is enormous.
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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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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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We have to secure the flow of goods and people by engaging with foreign entities.
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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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To add insult to injury, most Americans never knew that, and most Mexicans have never forgotten it.
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To the extent that President Trump means strengthened border security, I am fully in favor of the idea that the rule of the law, secure borders and public safety should prevail. Drugs should not enter illegally.
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The Mexican people are increasingly middle class, and Mexico has substantially become a middle-class society.
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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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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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That’s the way in which they get entry into a system that will eventually release them into the country.
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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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