Until we have a legitimate labor market between Mexico and the United States, people will attempt to come here to work.
ALAN BERSINNot only are the numbers of migrants entering the United States at the lowest levels in a generation, but they are now largely Central American.
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Not only are the numbers of migrants entering the United States at the lowest levels in a generation, but they are now largely Central American.
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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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In the course of 25 years, we have developed a constructive relationship with Mexico that was nonexistent before.
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Our security in a global world must be looked at on a continental basis.
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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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The air passenger screening system Mexico has in place involves these checks against US national security and criminal data bases.
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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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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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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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Today, the number of migrants crossing is at a 30-year low. That’s because of years of bipartisan work on this issue.
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And we have to work together to secure the continent in order to keep dangerous people and dangerous things out and strengthen perimeter security on a continental basis.
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And the smuggling of cash and the money laundering that transnational criminal organizations have instituted in North America, including in the United States.
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We make things together. We have shared production platforms.
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There are plainclothes US officers stationed at airports in Mexico working with Mexican immigration officials to protect the United States.
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Twenty-nine US states depend on Mexico as their primary export market.
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