Every air traveler entering Mexico is vetted against US databases.
ALAN BERSINThe cry of “Make America Great Again” reflects accurately that, after the fall of the Soviet Union, the sole superpower status of the United States is coming to an end.
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This is true despite the significant poverty, and the class and geographic inequality that have deep historical roots.
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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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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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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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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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In today’s digital online world, those who don’t share information will be isolated and left behind.
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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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America 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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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 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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Our security in a global world must be looked at on a continental basis.
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In large part this is because of the success of policies followed by the United States to create an environment, a peaceful period in history in which economies could grow and countries could benefit.
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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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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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That’s the way in which they get entry into a system that will eventually release them into the country.
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