And the smuggling of cash and the money laundering that transnational criminal organizations have instituted in North America, including in the United States.
ALAN BERSINAmerica should be working more with the Mexicans to prevent the flow of guns going south into Mexico that have fueled so much of the violence there.
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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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Until we have a legitimate labor market between Mexico and the United States, people will attempt to come here to work.
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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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We must rely on our allies and foreign governments to share information and data to secure our country.
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We assure our security by securing the flows as early as we can before they arrive and as far away from our borders as we can.
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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 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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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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That’s the way in which they get entry into a system that will eventually release them into the country.
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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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Our security in a global world must be looked at on a continental basis.
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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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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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We have to secure the flow of goods and people by engaging with foreign entities.
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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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