“The idea was to restore the rule of law, to bring order to a chaotic situation.”

Homeland security is inherently transnational today. There’s hardly anything adverse that happens in our homeland that doesn’t have a cause or effect that’s generated abroad. Increasingly.

Mexico now has the 13th largest economy in the world.

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development predicts it will have a larger economy than Germany by 2042.

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.

And they seek out Border Patrol agents or Customs and Border Protection officials to surrender to them and request political asylum.

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.

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.

That’s the way in which they get entry into a system that will eventually release them into the country.

The National Targeting Center in Virginia run by Customs and Border Protection checks the background of every traveler who seeks to enter the country.

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.

In today’s digital online world, those who don’t share information will be isolated and left behind.

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.

It has gone from being a sending country for migrants to a transit country, and increasingly a receiving country for migrants in its own right.

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.

And the smuggling of cash and the money laundering that transnational criminal organizations have instituted in North America, including in the United States.

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.

Love brings about the most vulnerable parts of us.

Life, as we find it, is too hard for us; it brings us too many pains, disappointments and impossible tasks.

Letting go always brings freedom to your soul.

When you treat yourself special, you bring out the best in yourself.

Bring the white space in your life, which you can now choose how to fill.

Let go of the people who don’t bring positive energy into your life.

Patience is not always the key to bring success in your life. 

Never think failures push us backwards. Failure brings experience & experience brings success.