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.
ALAN BERSINIn the course of 25 years, we have developed a constructive relationship with Mexico that was nonexistent before.
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We assure our security by securing the flows as early as we can before they arrive and as far away from our borders as we can.
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Every air traveler entering Mexico is vetted against US databases.
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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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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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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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This is true despite the significant poverty, and the class and geographic inequality that have deep historical roots.
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The idea was to restore the rule of law, to bring order to a chaotic situation.
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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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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. We need the data of other countries to connect the dots.
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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 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development predicts it will have a larger economy than Germany by 2042.
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For the first time since the second World War, we are not the sole dominant economy in the world.
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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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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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