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 BERSINThis joint security program has been in place for at least six years and is a huge asset.
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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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We have to secure the flow of goods and people by engaging with foreign entities.
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We make things together. We have shared production platforms.
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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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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.
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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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The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development predicts it will have a larger economy than Germany by 2042.
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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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Homeland security is inherently transnational today. There’s hardly anything adverse that happens in our homeland that doesn’t have a cause or effect that’s generated abroad. Increasingly.
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The idea was to restore the rule of law, to bring order to a chaotic situation.
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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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Walls and barriers alone are insufficient to insure security.
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Every air traveler entering Mexico is vetted against US databases.
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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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Today, the number of migrants crossing is at a 30-year low. That’s because of years of bipartisan work on this issue.
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