And they seek out Border Patrol agents or Customs and Border Protection officials to surrender to them and request political asylum.
ALAN BERSINThe Mexicans return the detained Central American migrants by bus or by air to the countries they come from.
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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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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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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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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 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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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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That’s the way in which they get entry into a system that will eventually release them into the country.
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And we have to work together to secure the continent in order to keep dangerous people and dangerous things out and strengthen perimeter security on a continental basis.
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An increasing number of Mexican companies are creating jobs in the United States.
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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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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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The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development predicts it will have a larger economy than Germany by 2042.
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Mexico now has the 13th largest economy in the world.
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The results became more and more apparent. Crime rates went down in the border region.
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The image and the costs of a Berlin-like wall or a Great Wall of China is something that the American people have not accepted to date.
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