Our security in a global world must be looked at on a continental basis.
ALAN BERSINThis joint security program has been in place for at least six years and is a huge asset.
More Alan Bersin Quotes
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An increasing number of Mexican companies are creating jobs in the United States.
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If you build a 50-foot wall, you’ll soon be confronted with a 51-foot ladder.
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The results became more and more apparent. Crime rates went down in the border region.
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We make things together. We have shared production platforms.
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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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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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Mexico has become a robust democracy with a robust press and an active legislature.
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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.
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Walls and barriers alone are insufficient to insure security.
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The National Targeting Center in Virginia run by Customs and Border Protection checks the background of every traveler who seeks to enter the country.
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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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The prospect of energy independence is within reach and will change the geopolitical situation of United States.
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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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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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