We have a combined population of half a billion people; peaceful trade-friendly borders that are the envy of the world.
ALAN BERSINWe must rely on our allies and foreign governments to share information and data to secure our country.
More Alan Bersin Quotes
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There are plainclothes US officers stationed at airports in Mexico working with Mexican immigration officials to protect the United States.
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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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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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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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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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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.
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People should remember that Mexican migration is now at a net negative.
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To add insult to injury, most Americans never knew that, and most Mexicans have never forgotten it.
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Mexico has become a robust democracy with a robust press and an active legislature.
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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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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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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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More Mexicans are leaving through deportation and voluntary return than are entering the United States legally and illegally.
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You need a strategy that involves layered defense: deployed patrols, sophisticated sensor equipment, and surveillance from the air. That is what has had a positive impact over the last generation.
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Walls and barriers alone are insufficient to insure security.
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