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 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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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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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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People in our so-called Rust Belt have lost out, and politics and society have not been responsive either in providing the kind of additional support they need or to retrain them for jobs that are being created in the new economy.
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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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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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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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Twenty-nine US states depend on Mexico as their primary export market.
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The Mexican people are increasingly middle class, and Mexico has substantially become a middle-class society.
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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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If you build a 50-foot wall, you’ll soon be confronted with a 51-foot ladder.
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Not only are the numbers of migrants entering the United States at the lowest levels in a generation, but they are now largely Central American.
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In the last two years, the Mexicans have detained nearly 400,000 migrants whose intent was to come to the United States.
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Homeland security is inherently transnational today. There’s hardly anything adverse that happens in our homeland that doesn’t have a cause or effect that’s generated abroad. Increasingly.
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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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An increasing number of Mexican companies are creating jobs in the United States.
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