And there are places on the border, such as the Arizona desert or the open terrain around the Big Bend in South Texas, where Mother Nature has created her own barrier that is not easily passable. Or if you do pass through it, you are easily detected.
ALAN BERSINThe idea was to restore the rule of law, to bring order to a chaotic situation.
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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 results became more and more apparent. Crime rates went down in the border region.
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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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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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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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To the extent that President Trump means strengthened border security, I am fully in favor of the idea that the rule of the law, secure borders and public safety should prevail. Drugs should not enter illegally.
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We need to realize that the economic situation between Mexico and the United States is not just one in which we trade with one another.
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Our security in a global world must be looked at on a continental basis.
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Trust 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 work the Mexicans are doing in terms of migration control on Mexico’s southern border is crucial to our own border security.
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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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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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To add insult to injury, most Americans never knew that, and most Mexicans have never forgotten it.
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We make things together. We have shared production platforms.
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If you build a 50-foot wall, you’ll soon be confronted with a 51-foot ladder.
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