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.
ALAN BERSINBut 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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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 today’s digital online world, those who don’t share information will be isolated and left behind.
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The potential of Mexico, Canada and the United States is enormous.
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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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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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There have been enormous advances since 9/11 to build a very robust set of targeting procedures and watch lists to screen travelers coming to the United States.
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In 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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Our security in a global world must be looked at on a continental basis.
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Migration should take place in accordance with lawful norms and secure and safe procedures.
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There are plainclothes US officers stationed at airports in Mexico working with Mexican immigration officials to protect the United States.
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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 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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Cross-border trade is part of a single production process, and while apparently the Trump administration will seek to re-examine elements of that production platform, it is what it is and won’t be easily dismantled.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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The Mexican people are increasingly middle class, and Mexico has substantially become a middle-class society.
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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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For the first time since the second World War, we are not the sole dominant economy in the world.
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I think there’s no question that the barriers, the fences and in certain urban areas, the walls, have had an important effect in terms of increasing the manageability and the security of the border.
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To the extent that President Trump means strengthened border security, I am fully in favor of the idea that the rule of the law, secure borders and public safety should prevail. Drugs should not enter illegally.
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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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