We have a combined population of half a billion people; peaceful trade-friendly borders that are the envy of the world.
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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The results became more and more apparent. Crime rates went down in the border region.
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For the first time since the second World War, we are not the sole dominant economy in the world.
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We have to remember that information sharing is restricted by legal barriers and cultural barriers and by the notion that information is power and therefore should be hoarded so if you share information you can extract something in exchange.
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Four 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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We must rely on our allies and foreign governments to share information and data to secure our country.
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Walls and barriers alone are insufficient to insure security.
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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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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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The prospect of energy independence is within reach and will change the geopolitical situation of United States.
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The potential of Mexico, Canada and the United States is enormous.
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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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More Mexicans are leaving through deportation and voluntary return than are entering the United States legally and illegally.
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The idea was to restore the rule of law, to bring order to a chaotic situation.
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Our security in a global world must be looked at on a continental basis.
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