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.
ALAN BERSINUntil we have a legitimate labor market between Mexico and the United States, people will attempt to come here to work.
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It has gone from being a sending country for migrants to a transit country, and increasingly a receiving country for migrants in its own right.
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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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The idea was to restore the rule of law, to bring order to a chaotic situation.
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Twenty-nine US states depend on Mexico as their primary export market.
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And there are places on the border, such as the Arizona desert or the open terrain around the Big Bend in South Texas, where Mother Nature has created her own barrier that is not easily passable. Or if you do pass through it, you are easily detected.
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We have to secure the flow of goods and people by engaging with foreign entities.
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You need a strategy that involves layered defense: deployed patrols, sophisticated sensor equipment, and surveillance from the air. That is what has had a positive impact over the last generation.
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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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The work the Mexicans are doing in terms of migration control on Mexico’s southern border is crucial to our own border security.
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The potential of Mexico, Canada and the United States is enormous.
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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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Migration should take place in accordance with lawful norms and secure and safe procedures.
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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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We need to realize that the economic situation between Mexico and the United States is not just one in which we trade with one another.
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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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