Walls and barriers alone are insufficient to insure security.
ALAN BERSINTo add insult to injury, most Americans never knew that, and most Mexicans have never forgotten it.
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Migration should take place in accordance with lawful norms and secure and safe procedures.
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Every air traveler entering Mexico is vetted against US databases.
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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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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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Mexico has become a robust democracy with a robust press and an active legislature.
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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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We make things together. We have shared production platforms.
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We must rely on our allies and foreign governments to share information and data to secure our country.
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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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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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This joint security program has been in place for at least six years and is a huge asset.
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To add insult to injury, most Americans never knew that, and most Mexicans have never forgotten it.
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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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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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Homeland security is inherently transnational today. There’s hardly anything adverse that happens in our homeland that doesn’t have a cause or effect that’s generated abroad. Increasingly.
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The potential of Mexico, Canada and the United States is enormous.
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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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Most people who live at the border or are familiar with the border know that a Berlin-like wall stretching from San Diego to Brownsville is not necessary. And the costs would be prohibitive.
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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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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 the course of 25 years, we have developed a constructive relationship with Mexico that was nonexistent before.
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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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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.
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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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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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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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