Cross-border trade is part of a single production process, and while apparently the Trump administration will seek to re-examine elements of that production platform, it is what it is and won’t be easily dismantled.
ALAN BERSINThis joint security program has been in place for at least six years and is a huge asset.
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Migration should take place in accordance with lawful norms and secure and safe procedures.
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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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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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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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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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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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People should remember that Mexican migration is now at a net negative.
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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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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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Our security in a global world must be looked at on a continental basis.
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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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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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The Mexican people are increasingly middle class, and Mexico has substantially become a middle-class society.
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In today’s digital online world, those who don’t share information will be isolated and left behind.
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