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.
ALAN BERSINThe 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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The idea was to restore the rule of law, to bring order to a chaotic situation.
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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 National Targeting Center in Virginia run by Customs and Border Protection checks the background of every traveler who seeks to enter the country.
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We make things together. We have shared production platforms.
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For the first time since the second World War, we are not the sole dominant economy in the world.
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An increasing number of Mexican companies are creating jobs in the United States.
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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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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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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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We must rely on our allies and foreign governments to share information and data to secure our country.
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The cry of “Make America Great Again” reflects accurately that, after the fall of the Soviet Union, the sole superpower status of the United States is coming to an end.
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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.
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And they seek out Border Patrol agents or Customs and Border Protection officials to surrender to them and request political asylum.
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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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Migrants come up and no longer seek to evade the Border Patrol, but are actually left at the border by their smugglers.
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