Not only are the numbers of migrants entering the United States at the lowest levels in a generation, but they are now largely Central American.
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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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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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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And we have to work together to secure the continent in order to keep dangerous people and dangerous things out and strengthen perimeter security on a continental basis.
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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 have to secure the flow of goods and people by engaging with foreign entities.
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The idea was to restore the rule of law, to bring order to a chaotic situation.
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Every air traveler entering Mexico is vetted against US databases.
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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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If you build a 50-foot wall, you’ll soon be confronted with a 51-foot ladder.
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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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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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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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We must rely on our allies and foreign governments to share information and data to secure our country.
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And 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 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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