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.
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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That’s the way in which they get entry into a system that will eventually release them into the country.
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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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In the course of 25 years, we have developed a constructive relationship with Mexico that was nonexistent before.
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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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The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development predicts it will have a larger economy than Germany by 2042.
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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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Our security in a global world must be looked at on a continental basis.
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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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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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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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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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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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We must rely on our allies and foreign governments to share information and data to secure our 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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To add insult to injury, most Americans never knew that, and most Mexicans have never forgotten it.
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