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.
ALAN BERSINMigrants 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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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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That’s the way in which they get entry into a system that will eventually release them into the country.
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In the last generation we’ve moved past a U.S.-Mexico relationship that while friendly on the surface, and demilitarized for the most part, really was not a genuinely cooperative relationship.
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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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The prospect of energy independence is within reach and will change the geopolitical situation of United States.
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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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In today’s digital online world, those who don’t share information will be isolated and left behind.
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People should remember that Mexican migration is now at a net negative.
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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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It has gone from being a sending country for migrants to a transit country, and increasingly a receiving country for migrants in its own right.
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An increasing number of Mexican companies are creating jobs in the United States.
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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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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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This joint security program has been in place for at least six years and is a huge asset.
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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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