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.
ALAN BERSINWe 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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As a result of the U.S.-Mexico War in the 19th century, and the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, half of what was Mexico was severed and became much of the western part of the United States.
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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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Mexico has become a robust democracy with a robust press and an active legislature.
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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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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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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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There have been enormous advances since 9/11 to build a very robust set of targeting procedures and watch lists to screen travelers coming to the United States.
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The potential of Mexico, Canada and the United States is enormous.
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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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This is true despite the significant poverty, and the class and geographic inequality that have deep historical roots.
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People in our so-called Rust Belt have lost out, and politics and society have not been responsive either in providing the kind of additional support they need or to retrain them for jobs that are being created in the new economy.
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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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Migration should take place in accordance with lawful norms and secure and safe procedures.
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For the first time since the second World War, we are not the sole dominant economy in the world.
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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.
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