To add insult to injury, most Americans never knew that, and most Mexicans have never forgotten it.
ALAN BERSINAs 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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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 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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Mexico now has the 13th largest economy in the world.
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In today’s digital online world, those who don’t share information will be isolated and left behind. We need the data of other countries to connect the dots.
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The potential of Mexico, Canada and the United States is enormous.
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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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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 course of 25 years, we have developed a constructive relationship with Mexico that was nonexistent before.
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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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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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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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An increasing number of Mexican companies are creating jobs in the United States.
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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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Six million jobs in the US depend on trade with Mexico. Ten border states – six in Mexico and four in the United States – combined have the third or fourth largest economy in the world.
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And the smuggling of cash and the money laundering that transnational criminal organizations have instituted in North America, including in the United States.
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