Mexico has become a robust democracy with a robust press and an active legislature.
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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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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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.
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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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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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You need a strategy that involves layered defense: deployed patrols, sophisticated sensor equipment, and surveillance from the air. That is what has had a positive impact over the last generation.
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Migrants come up and no longer seek to evade the Border Patrol, but are actually left at the border by their smugglers.
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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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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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The potential of Mexico, Canada and the United States is enormous.
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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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Migration should take place in accordance with lawful norms and secure and safe procedures.
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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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To the extent that President Trump means strengthened border security, I am fully in favor of the idea that the rule of the law, secure borders and public safety should prevail. Drugs should not enter illegally.
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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 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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