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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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The air passenger screening system Mexico has in place involves these checks against US national security and criminal data bases.
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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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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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This is true despite the significant poverty, and the class and geographic inequality that have deep historical roots.
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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.
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We make things together. We have shared production platforms.
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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 must recognize that this massive economic bloc that’s emerging in North America cannot be accomplished unilaterally. It must be accomplished in partnership with Mexico and Canada.
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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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I think there’s no question that the barriers, the fences and in certain urban areas, the walls, have had an important effect in terms of increasing the manageability and the security of the border.
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And there are places on the border, such as the Arizona desert or the open terrain around the Big Bend in South Texas, where Mother Nature has created her own barrier that is not easily passable. Or if you do pass through it, you are easily detected.
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Walls and barriers alone are insufficient to insure security.
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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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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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