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.
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 law change during the Bush administration gave the Department of Health and Human Services a central role in relocating Central American minors in the United States.
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To the extent that President Trump means strengthened border security, I am fully in favor of the idea that the rule of the law, secure borders and public safety should prevail. Drugs should not enter illegally.
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In 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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That’s the way in which they get entry into a system that will eventually release them into the country.
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Twenty-nine US states depend on Mexico as their primary export market.
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The cry of “Make America Great Again” reflects accurately that, after the fall of the Soviet Union, the sole superpower status of the United States is coming to an end.
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An increasing number of Mexican companies are creating jobs in the United States.
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Until we have a legitimate labor market between Mexico and the United States, people will attempt to come here to work.
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But in fact as Secretary of Homeland Security General John Kelly acknowledged at his confirmation hearing, walls and barriers alone are insufficient to insure security.
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Migrants come up and no longer seek to evade the Border Patrol, but are actually left at the border by their smugglers.
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The Mexican people are increasingly middle class, and Mexico has substantially become a middle-class society.
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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 need to realize that the economic situation between Mexico and the United States is not just one in which we trade with one another.
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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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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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