In the last generation we’ve moved past a U.S.-Mexico relationship that while friendly on the surface, and demilitarized for the most part, really was not a genuinely cooperative relationship.
ALAN BERSINIn 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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As former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano pointed out, if you build a 50-foot wall, you’ll soon be confronted with a 51-foot ladder.
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We make things together. We have shared production platforms.
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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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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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Six million jobs in the US depend on trade with Mexico. Ten border states – six in Mexico and four in the United States – combined have the third or fourth largest economy in the world.
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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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More Mexicans are leaving through deportation and voluntary return than are entering the United States legally and illegally.
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Twenty-nine US states depend on Mexico as their primary export market.
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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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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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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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If you build a 50-foot wall, you’ll soon be confronted with a 51-foot ladder.
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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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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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The idea was to restore the rule of law, to bring order to a chaotic situation.
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