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.
ALAN BERSINUntil we have a legitimate labor market between Mexico and the United States, people will attempt to come here to work.
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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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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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Every air traveler entering Mexico is vetted against US databases.
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The results became more and more apparent. Crime rates went down in the border region.
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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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People should remember that Mexican migration is now at a net negative.
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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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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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Our security in a global world must be looked at on a continental basis.
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You need a strategy that involves layered defense: deployed patrols, sophisticated sensor equipment, and surveillance from the air. That is what has had a positive impact over the last generation.
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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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The air passenger screening system Mexico has in place involves these checks against US national security and criminal data bases.
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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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If you build a 50-foot wall, you’ll soon be confronted with a 51-foot ladder.
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The work the Mexicans are doing in terms of migration control on Mexico’s southern border is crucial to our own border security.
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