We have to secure the flow of goods and people by engaging with foreign entities.
ALAN BERSINWe 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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Until we have a legitimate labor market between Mexico and the United States, people will attempt to come here to work.
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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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The potential of Mexico, Canada and the United States is enormous.
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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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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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The air passenger screening system Mexico has in place involves these checks against US national security and criminal data bases.
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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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We must rely on our allies and foreign governments to share information and data to secure our country.
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Mexico now has the 13th largest economy in the world.
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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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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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And we have to work together to secure the continent in order to keep dangerous people and dangerous things out and strengthen perimeter security on a continental basis.
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We should be wary, particularly with our closest friends and allies, of breaking down the trust and confidence that lie at the foundation of relationships.
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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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An increasing number of Mexican companies are creating jobs in the United States.
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