In the last generation we’ve moved past a U.S.-Mexico relationship that while friendly on the surface, and demilitarized for the most part, really was not a genuinely cooperative relationship.
ALAN BERSINThe idea was to restore the rule of law, to bring order to a chaotic situation.
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The prospect of energy independence is within reach and will change the geopolitical situation of United States.
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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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This is true despite the significant poverty, and the class and geographic inequality that have deep historical roots.
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People in our so-called Rust Belt have lost out, and politics and society have not been responsive either in providing the kind of additional support they need or to retrain them for jobs that are being created in the new economy.
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The results became more and more apparent. Crime rates went down in the border region.
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We 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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The potential of Mexico, Canada and the United States is enormous.
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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 idea was to restore the rule of law, to bring order to a chaotic situation.
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You need a strategy that involves layered defense: deployed patrols, sophisticated sensor equipment, and surveillance from the air. That is what has had a positive impact over the last generation.
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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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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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Mexico now has the 13th largest economy in the world.
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The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development predicts it will have a larger economy than Germany by 2042.
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We make things together. We have shared production platforms.
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