Migration should take place in accordance with lawful norms and secure and safe procedures.
ALAN BERSINWe have to remember that information sharing is restricted by legal barriers and cultural barriers and by the notion that information is power and therefore should be hoarded so if you share information you can extract something in exchange.
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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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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.
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As former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano pointed out, if you build a 50-foot wall, you’ll soon be confronted with a 51-foot ladder.
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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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This joint security program has been in place for at least six years and is a huge asset.
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Cross-border trade is part of a single production process, and while apparently the Trump administration will seek to re-examine elements of that production platform, it is what it is and won’t be easily dismantled.
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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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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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We have to secure the flow of goods and people by engaging with foreign entities.
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More Mexicans are leaving through deportation and voluntary return than are entering the United States legally and illegally.
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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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The results became more and more apparent. Crime rates went down in the border region.
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In the course of 25 years, we have developed a constructive relationship with Mexico that was nonexistent before.
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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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People should remember that Mexican migration is now at a net negative.
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