“In the last two years, the Mexicans have detained nearly 400,000 migrants whose intent was to come to the United States.”

Until we have a legitimate labor market between Mexico and the United States, people will attempt to come here to work.

In the course of 25 years, we have developed a constructive relationship with Mexico that was nonexistent before.

The prospect of energy independence is within reach and will change the geopolitical situation of United States.

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.

The work the Mexicans are doing in terms of migration control on Mexico’s southern border is crucial to our own border security.

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.

This joint security program has been in place for at least six years and is a huge asset.

In large part this is because of the success of policies followed by the United States to create an environment, a peaceful period in history in which economies could grow and countries could benefit.

We have to secure the flow of goods and people by engaging with foreign entities.

The image and the costs of a Berlin-like wall or a Great Wall of China is something that the American people have not accepted to date.

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.

The air passenger screening system Mexico has in place involves these checks against US national security and criminal data bases.

Twenty-nine US states depend on Mexico as their primary export market.

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.

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.

This is true despite the significant poverty, and the class and geographic inequality that have deep historical roots.