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.
ALAN BERSINIn 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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The air passenger screening system Mexico has in place involves these checks against US national security and criminal data bases.
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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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The prospect of energy independence is within reach and will change the geopolitical situation of United States.
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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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The 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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The work the Mexicans are doing in terms of migration control on Mexico’s southern border is crucial to our own border security.
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The idea was to restore the rule of law, to bring order to a chaotic situation.
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People should remember that Mexican migration is now at a net negative.
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The results became more and more apparent. Crime rates went down in the border region.
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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.
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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.
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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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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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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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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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