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ALAN BERSINAnd the smuggling of cash and the money laundering that transnational criminal organizations have instituted in North America, including in the United States.
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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.
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During the last eight to 10 years there have been continued efforts which have resulted in a strategic alliance with the Mexicans and improved safety and security at the border.
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There are plainclothes US officers stationed at airports in Mexico working with Mexican immigration officials to protect 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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As a result of the U.S.-Mexico War in the 19th century, and the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, half of what was Mexico was severed and became much of the western part of the United States.
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The potential of Mexico, Canada and the United States is enormous.
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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 can’t defend the country by looking at the borderline as the first line of defense rather than as the last line of defense.
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Mexico has become a robust democracy with a robust press and an active legislature.
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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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Cross-border trade is part of a single production process, and while apparently the Trump administration will seek to re-examine elements of that production platform, it is what it is and won’t be easily dismantled.
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We have a combined population of half a billion people; peaceful trade-friendly borders that are the envy of 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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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.
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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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