During 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.
ALAN BERSINAs 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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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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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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Twenty-nine US states depend on Mexico as their primary export market.
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Trust and confidence that have been built is not something that should be abandoned without great consideration for the potentially grave consequences to the 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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Walls and barriers alone are insufficient to insure security.
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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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And they seek out Border Patrol agents or Customs and Border Protection officials to surrender to them and request political asylum.
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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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Migration should take place in accordance with lawful norms and secure and safe procedures.
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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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The results became more and more apparent. Crime rates went down in the border region.
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The image and the costs of a Berlin-like wall or a Great Wall of China is something that the American people have not accepted to date.
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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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