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.
ALAN BERSINThe Mexicans return the detained Central American migrants by bus or by air to the countries they come from.
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Walls and barriers alone are insufficient to insure security.
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In today’s digital online world, those who don’t share information will be isolated and left behind.
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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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Migration should take place in accordance with lawful norms and secure and safe procedures.
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This is true despite the significant poverty, and the class and geographic inequality that have deep historical roots.
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But in fact as Secretary of Homeland Security General John Kelly acknowledged at his confirmation hearing, walls and barriers alone are insufficient to insure security.
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Mexico has become a robust democracy with a robust press and an active legislature.
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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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Every air traveler entering Mexico is vetted against US databases.
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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 Mexicans return the detained Central American migrants by bus or by air to the countries they come from.
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I think there’s no question that the barriers, the fences and in certain urban areas, the walls, have had an important effect in terms of increasing the manageability and the security of the border.
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The results became more and more apparent. Crime rates went down in the border region.
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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 law change during the Bush administration gave the Department of Health and Human Services a central role in relocating Central American minors in the United States.
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