The National Targeting Center in Virginia run by Customs and Border Protection checks the background of every traveler who seeks to enter the country.
ALAN BERSINTrust 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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The Mexicans return the detained Central American migrants by bus or by air to the countries they come from.
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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 air passenger screening system Mexico has in place involves these checks against US national security and criminal data bases.
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We make things together. We have shared production platforms.
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People should remember that Mexican migration is now at a net negative.
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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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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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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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Our security in a global world must be looked at on a continental basis.
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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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In today’s digital online world, those who don’t share information will be isolated and left behind.
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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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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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I think there’s no question that the barriers, the fences and in certain urban areas, the walls, have had an important effect in terms of increasing the manageability and the security of the border.
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The Mexican people are increasingly middle class, and Mexico has substantially become a middle-class society.
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