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 BERSINWe 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 are plainclothes US officers stationed at airports in Mexico working with Mexican immigration officials to protect the United States.
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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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Our security in a global world must be looked at on a continental basis.
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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 air passenger screening system Mexico has in place involves these checks against US national security and criminal data bases.
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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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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 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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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.
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Six million jobs in the US depend on trade with Mexico. Ten border states – six in Mexico and four in the United States – combined have the third or fourth largest economy in the world.
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Walls and barriers alone are insufficient to insure security.
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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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More Mexicans are leaving through deportation and voluntary return than are entering the United States legally and illegally.
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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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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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