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 BERSINThe Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development predicts it will have a larger economy than Germany by 2042.
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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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We must rely on our allies and foreign governments to share information and data to secure our country.
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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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That’s the way in which they get entry into a system that will eventually release them into 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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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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Every air traveler entering Mexico is vetted against US databases.
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This joint security program has been in place for at least six years and is a huge asset.
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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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We have a combined population of half a billion people; peaceful trade-friendly borders that are the envy of 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 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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Migrants come up and no longer seek to evade the Border Patrol, but are actually left at the border by their smugglers.
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People should remember that Mexican migration is now at a net negative.
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Twenty-nine US states depend on Mexico as their primary export market.
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