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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We make things together. We have shared production platforms.
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The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development predicts it will have a larger economy than Germany by 2042.
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The potential of Mexico, Canada and the United States is enormous.
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Mexico now has the 13th largest economy in the world.
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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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In the course of 25 years, we have developed a constructive relationship with Mexico that was nonexistent before.
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America should be working more with the Mexicans to prevent the flow of guns going south into Mexico that have fueled so much of the violence there.
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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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The Mexicans return the detained Central American migrants by bus or by air to the countries they come from.
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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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The prospect of energy independence is within reach and will change the geopolitical situation of United States.
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Homeland security is inherently transnational today. There’s hardly anything adverse that happens in our homeland that doesn’t have a cause or effect that’s generated abroad. Increasingly.
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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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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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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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Every air traveler entering Mexico is vetted against US databases.
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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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Most people who live at the border or are familiar with the border know that a Berlin-like wall stretching from San Diego to Brownsville is not necessary. And the costs would be prohibitive.
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Trust and confidence that have been built is not something that should be abandoned without great consideration for the potentially grave consequences to the United States.
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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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In today’s digital online world, those who don’t share information will be isolated and left behind. We need the data of other countries to connect the dots.
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We should be wary, particularly with our closest friends and allies, of breaking down the trust and confidence that lie at the foundation of relationships.
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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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The results became more and more apparent. Crime rates went down in the border region.
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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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