We can’t defend the country by looking at the borderline as the first line of defense rather than as the last line of defense.
ALAN BERSINWe make things together. We have shared production platforms.
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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 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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During the last eight to 10 years there have been continued efforts which have resulted in a strategic alliance with the Mexicans and improved safety and security at the border.
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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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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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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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People should remember that Mexican migration is now at a net negative.
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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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Mexico has become a robust democracy with a robust press and an active legislature.
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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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If you build a 50-foot wall, you’ll soon be confronted with a 51-foot ladder.
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We have a combined population of half a billion people; peaceful trade-friendly borders that are the envy of the world.
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Homeland security is inherently transnational today. There’s hardly anything adverse that happens in our homeland that doesn’t have a cause or effect that’s generated abroad. Increasingly.
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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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Mexico now has the 13th largest economy in the world.
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