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.
ALAN BERSINThat’s the way in which they get entry into a system that will eventually release them into the country.
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The image and the costs of a Berlin-like wall or a Great Wall of China is something that the American people have not accepted to date.
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Twenty-nine US states depend on Mexico as their primary export market.
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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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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 they seek out Border Patrol agents or Customs and Border Protection officials to surrender to them and request political asylum.
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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.
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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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In large part this is because of the success of policies followed by the United States to create an environment, a peaceful period in history in which economies could grow and countries could benefit.
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The idea was to restore the rule of law, to bring order to a chaotic situation.
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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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Today, the number of migrants crossing is at a 30-year low. That’s because of years of bipartisan work on this issue.
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People in our so-called Rust Belt have lost out, and politics and society have not been responsive either in providing the kind of additional support they need or to retrain them for jobs that are being created in the new economy.
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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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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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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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