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.
ALAN BERSINThe prospect of energy independence is within reach and will change the geopolitical situation of United States.
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Four out of five border-crossers detained in South Texas are Guatemalan, Honduran or Salvadoran. They are driven by violence and poverty in their home countries and the desire for family reunification.
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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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We can’t defend the country by looking at the borderline as the first line of defense rather than as the last line of defense.
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And there are places on the border, such as the Arizona desert or the open terrain around the Big Bend in South Texas, where Mother Nature has created her own barrier that is not easily passable. Or if you do pass through it, you are easily detected.
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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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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 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development predicts it will have a larger economy than Germany by 2042.
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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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The air passenger screening system Mexico has in place involves these checks against US national security and criminal data bases.
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We have to secure the flow of goods and people by engaging with foreign entities.
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The potential of Mexico, Canada and the United States is enormous.
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Walls and barriers alone are insufficient to insure security.
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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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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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It has gone from being a sending country for migrants to a transit country, and increasingly a receiving country for migrants in its own right.
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