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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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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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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This joint security program has been in place for at least six years and is a huge asset.
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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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In 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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The nationalism and the protectionism that was built into the Mexican Revolution in 1910 and that characterized the Mexican attitude to the United States for much of the 20th century were difficult to overcome. But that actually has occurred. And the cooperation.
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America should be working more with the Mexicans to prevent the flow of guns going south into Mexico that have fueled so much of the violence there.
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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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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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We can’t defend the country by looking at the borderline as the first line of defense rather than as the last line of defense.
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We do a trillion dollars in trade among the three countries; more than 18,000 American companies are involved in foreign direct investment in Mexico and Canada.
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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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Twenty-nine US states depend on Mexico as their primary export market.
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The National Targeting Center in Virginia run by Customs and Border Protection checks the background of every traveler who seeks to enter the country.
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We assure our security by securing the flows as early as we can before they arrive and as far away from our borders as we can.
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