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 BERSINDuring 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.
More Alan Bersin Quotes
-
-
If you build a 50-foot wall, you’ll soon be confronted with a 51-foot ladder.
ALAN BERSIN -
Walls and barriers alone are insufficient to insure security.
ALAN BERSIN -
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.
ALAN BERSIN -
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.
ALAN BERSIN -
People should remember that Mexican migration is now at a net negative.
ALAN BERSIN -
This is true despite the significant poverty, and the class and geographic inequality that have deep historical roots.
ALAN BERSIN -
As former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano pointed out, if you build a 50-foot wall, you’ll soon be confronted with a 51-foot ladder.
ALAN BERSIN -
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.
ALAN BERSIN -
This joint security program has been in place for at least six years and is a huge asset.
ALAN BERSIN -
We have to remember that information sharing is restricted by legal barriers and cultural barriers and by the notion that information is power and therefore should be hoarded so if you share information you can extract something in exchange.
ALAN BERSIN -
In the course of 25 years, we have developed a constructive relationship with Mexico that was nonexistent before.
ALAN BERSIN -
Mexico has become a robust democracy with a robust press and an active legislature.
ALAN BERSIN -
We must rely on our allies and foreign governments to share information and data to secure our country.
ALAN BERSIN -
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.
ALAN BERSIN -
In the last two years, the Mexicans have detained nearly 400,000 migrants whose intent was to come to the United States.
ALAN BERSIN






