The results became more and more apparent. Crime rates went down in the border region.
ALAN BERSINThe image and the costs of a Berlin-like wall or a Great Wall of China is something that the American people have not accepted to date.
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During the last eight to 10 years there have been continued efforts which have resulted in a strategic alliance with the Mexicans and improved safety and security at the border.
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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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The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development predicts it will have a larger economy than Germany by 2042.
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Our security in a global world must be looked at on a continental basis.
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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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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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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 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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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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I think there’s no question that the barriers, the fences and in certain urban areas, the walls, have had an important effect in terms of increasing the manageability and the security of the border.
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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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The idea was to restore the rule of law, to bring order to a chaotic situation.
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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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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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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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