And they seek out Border Patrol agents or Customs and Border Protection officials to surrender to them and request political asylum.
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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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.
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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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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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People should remember that Mexican migration is now at a net negative.
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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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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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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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Walls and barriers alone are insufficient to insure security.
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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.
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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 idea was to restore the rule of law, to bring order to a chaotic situation.
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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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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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We need to realize that the economic situation between Mexico and the United States is not just one in which we trade with one another.
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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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That’s the way in which they get entry into a system that will eventually release them into the country.
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As former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano pointed out, if you build a 50-foot wall, you’ll soon be confronted with a 51-foot ladder.
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Mexico has become a robust democracy with a robust press and an active legislature.
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We make things together. We have shared production platforms.
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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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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 have a combined population of half a billion people; peaceful trade-friendly borders that are the envy of the world.
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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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In the last two years, the Mexicans have detained nearly 400,000 migrants whose intent was to come to the United States.
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Every air traveler entering Mexico is vetted against US databases.
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Our security in a global world must be looked at on a continental basis.
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