The potential of Mexico, Canada and the United States is enormous.
ALAN BERSINWe have a combined population of half a billion people; peaceful trade-friendly borders that are the envy of the world.
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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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The Mexicans return the detained Central American migrants by bus or by air to the countries they come from.
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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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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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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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The results became more and more apparent. Crime rates went down in the border region.
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There have been enormous advances since 9/11 to build a very robust set of targeting procedures and watch lists to screen travelers coming to the United States.
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Mexico has become a robust democracy with a robust press and an active legislature.
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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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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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We have to secure the flow of goods and people by engaging with foreign entities.
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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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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.
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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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The 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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