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 Mexicans return the detained Central American migrants by bus or by air to the countries they come from.
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Twenty-nine US states depend on Mexico as their primary export market.
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The Mexican people are increasingly middle class, and Mexico has substantially become a middle-class society.
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More Mexicans are leaving through deportation and voluntary return than are entering the United States legally and illegally.
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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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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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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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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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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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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 idea was to restore the rule of law, to bring order to a chaotic situation.
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The cry of “Make America Great Again” reflects accurately that, after the fall of the Soviet Union, the sole superpower status of the United States is coming to an end.
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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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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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There are plainclothes US officers stationed at airports in Mexico working with Mexican immigration officials to protect the United States.
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