We have to remember that information sharing is restricted by legal barriers and cultural barriers and by the notion that information is power and therefore should be hoarded so if you share information you can extract something in exchange.
ALAN BERSINTo the extent that President Trump means strengthened border security, I am fully in favor of the idea that the rule of the law, secure borders and public safety should prevail. Drugs should not enter illegally.
More Alan Bersin Quotes
-
-
The air passenger screening system Mexico has in place involves these checks against US national security and criminal data bases.
ALAN BERSIN -
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.
ALAN BERSIN -
We have a combined population of half a billion people; peaceful trade-friendly borders that are the envy of the world.
ALAN BERSIN -
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 BERSIN -
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.
ALAN BERSIN -
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development predicts it will have a larger economy than Germany by 2042.
ALAN BERSIN -
This joint security program has been in place for at least six years and is a huge asset.
ALAN BERSIN -
And they seek out Border Patrol agents or Customs and Border Protection officials to surrender to them and request political asylum.
ALAN BERSIN -
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.
ALAN BERSIN -
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.
ALAN BERSIN -
Walls and barriers alone are insufficient to insure security.
ALAN BERSIN -
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.
ALAN BERSIN -
The National Targeting Center in Virginia run by Customs and Border Protection checks the background of every traveler who seeks to enter the country.
ALAN BERSIN -
Mexico now has the 13th largest economy in the world.
ALAN BERSIN -
Mexico has become a robust democracy with a robust press and an active legislature.
ALAN BERSIN