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