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.
ALAN BERSINIn 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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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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The National Targeting Center in Virginia run by Customs and Border Protection checks the background of every traveler who seeks to enter the country.
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We have to remember that information sharing is restricted by legal barriers and cultural barriers and by the notion that information is power and therefore should be hoarded so if you share information you can extract something in exchange.
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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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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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We must rely on our allies and foreign governments to share information and data to secure our country.
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Every air traveler entering Mexico is vetted against US databases.
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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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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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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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Mexico now has the 13th largest economy in the world.
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An increasing number of Mexican companies are creating jobs in 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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There are plainclothes US officers stationed at airports in Mexico working with Mexican immigration officials to protect the United States.
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