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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We have to secure the flow of goods and people by engaging with foreign entities.
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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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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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We must rely on our allies and foreign governments to share information and data to secure our country.
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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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In the last generation we’ve moved past a U.S.-Mexico relationship that while friendly on the surface, and demilitarized for the most part, really was not a genuinely cooperative relationship.
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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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Twenty-nine US states depend on Mexico as their primary export market.
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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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This joint security program has been in place for at least six years and is a huge asset.
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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 prospect of energy independence is within reach and will change the geopolitical situation of United States.
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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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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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