The Mexican people are increasingly middle class, and Mexico has substantially become a middle-class society.
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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We assure our security by securing the flows as early as we can before they arrive and as far away from our borders as we can.
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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 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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There are plainclothes US officers stationed at airports in Mexico working with Mexican immigration officials to protect the United States.
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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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Migration should take place in accordance with lawful norms and secure and safe procedures.
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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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For the first time since the second World War, we are not the sole dominant economy in the world.
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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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We do a trillion dollars in trade among the three countries; more than 18,000 American companies are involved in foreign direct investment in Mexico and Canada.
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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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As former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano pointed out, if you build a 50-foot wall, you’ll soon be confronted with a 51-foot ladder.
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America should be working more with the Mexicans to prevent the flow of guns going south into Mexico that have fueled so much of the violence there.
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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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The air passenger screening system Mexico has in place involves these checks against US national security and criminal data bases.
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