Today, the number of migrants crossing is at a 30-year low. That’s because of years of bipartisan work on this issue.
ALAN BERSINEvery air traveler entering Mexico is vetted against US databases.
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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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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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We must rely on our allies and foreign governments to share information and data to secure our country.
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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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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 recognize that this massive economic bloc that’s emerging in North America cannot be accomplished unilaterally. It must be accomplished in partnership with Mexico and Canada.
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Walls and barriers alone are insufficient to insure security.
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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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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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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.
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Cross-border trade is part of a single production process, and while apparently the Trump administration will seek to re-examine elements of that production platform, it is what it is and won’t be easily dismantled.
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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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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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Migration should take place in accordance with lawful norms and secure and safe procedures.
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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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