To add insult to injury, most Americans never knew that, and most Mexicans have never forgotten it.
ALAN BERSINWe should be wary, particularly with our closest friends and allies, of breaking down the trust and confidence that lie at the foundation of relationships.
More Alan Bersin Quotes
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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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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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Migration should take place in accordance with lawful norms and secure and safe procedures.
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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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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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This is true despite the significant poverty, and the class and geographic inequality that have deep historical roots.
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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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Mexico now has the 13th largest economy in the world.
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To 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.
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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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The National Targeting Center in Virginia run by Customs and Border Protection checks the background of every traveler who seeks to enter the country.
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We have to secure the flow of goods and people by engaging with foreign entities.
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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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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 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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