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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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Attitude Built Century Characterized Country Difficulty Nationalism Occur Overcome Protectionism Revolution
The Mexicans return the detained Central American migrants by bus or by air to the countries they come from.
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Air Bus Central Country Detain Migrant Return
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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Borderline Cause Country Defend Defense First Generate Happen Homeland Line Look Rather
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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Company Country Dollar Investment Involve Million Trade
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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Border Combine Country Depend Economy Four Job Largest Million Six State Trade World
We have to remember that information sharing is restricted by legal barriers and cultural barriers and by the notion that information is power and therefore should be hoarded so if you share information you can extract something in exchange.
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Barrier Cultural exchange Hoard Information Legal Notion Power Remember Restrict Share Something
Our security in a global world must be looked at on a continental basis.
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Basis Continental Global Look Our Security World
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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Advance Build Enormous List Procedure Robust Since Target Watch
Every air traveler entering Mexico is vetted against US databases.
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Against Air Country Database Every Traveler Vetted
The potential of Mexico, Canada and the United States is enormous.
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Country Enormous Potential
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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Border Country Cross Divide Family Reunification Violence
This is true despite the significant poverty, and the class and geographic inequality that have deep historical roots.
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Class Deep Despite Geographic Historical Inequality Poverty Root Significant
If you build a 50-foot wall, you’ll soon be confronted with a 51-foot ladder.
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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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Air Basis Check Criminal Data Involve Passenger Screen Security System
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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Behind Belief Connect Country Dot Information Isolate Need Remember
As 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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