The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development predicts it will have a larger economy than Germany by 2042.
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 idea was to restore the rule of law, to bring order to a chaotic situation.
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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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The Mexican people are increasingly middle class, and Mexico has substantially become a middle-class society.
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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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We make things together. We have shared production platforms.
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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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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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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 prospect of energy independence is within reach and will change the geopolitical situation of United States.
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The nationalism and the protectionism that was built into the Mexican Revolution in 1910 and that characterized the Mexican attitude to the United States for much of the 20th century were difficult to overcome. But that actually has occurred. And the cooperation.
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Migration should take place in accordance with lawful norms and secure and safe procedures.
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Today, the number of migrants crossing is at a 30-year low. That’s because of years of bipartisan work on this issue.
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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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People should remember that Mexican migration is now at a net negative.
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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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