The Mexicans return the detained Central American migrants by bus or by air to the countries they come from.
ALAN BERSINIn 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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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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The results became more and more apparent. Crime rates went down in the border region.
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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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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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The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development predicts it will have a larger economy than Germany by 2042.
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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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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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Twenty-nine US states depend on Mexico as their primary export market.
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The idea was to restore the rule of law, to bring order to a chaotic situation.
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Mexico now has the 13th largest economy in the world.
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People should remember that Mexican migration is now at a net negative.
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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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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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We do a trillion dollars in trade among the three countries; more than 18,000 American companies are involved in foreign direct investment in Mexico and Canada.
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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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