But in fact as Secretary of Homeland Security General John Kelly acknowledged at his confirmation hearing, walls and barriers alone are insufficient to insure security.
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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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This is true despite the significant poverty, and the class and geographic inequality that have deep historical roots.
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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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Today, the number of migrants crossing is at a 30-year low. That’s because of years of bipartisan work on this issue.
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People should remember that Mexican migration is now at a net negative.
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We must rely on our allies and foreign governments to share information and data to secure our country.
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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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To add insult to injury, most Americans never knew that, and most Mexicans have never forgotten it.
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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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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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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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For the first time since the second World War, we are not the sole dominant economy in the world.
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In the last two years, the Mexicans have detained nearly 400,000 migrants whose intent was to come to the United States.
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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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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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