As a result of the U.S.-Mexico War in the 19th century, and the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, half of what was Mexico was severed and became much of the western part of the United States.
ALAN BERSINThe air passenger screening system Mexico has in place involves these checks against US national security and criminal data bases.
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The prospect of energy independence is within reach and will change the geopolitical situation of United States.
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And we have to work together to secure the continent in order to keep dangerous people and dangerous things out and strengthen perimeter security on a continental basis.
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And the smuggling of cash and the money laundering that transnational criminal organizations have instituted in North America, including in 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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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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It has gone from being a sending country for migrants to a transit country, and increasingly a receiving country for migrants in its own right.
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We make things together. We have shared production platforms.
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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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To add insult to injury, most Americans never knew that, and most Mexicans have never forgotten it.
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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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Our security in a global world must be looked at on a continental basis.
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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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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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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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More Mexicans are leaving through deportation and voluntary return than are entering the United States legally and illegally.
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