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.
ALAN BERSINYou 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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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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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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The idea was to restore the rule of law, to bring order to a chaotic situation.
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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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Mexico now has the 13th largest economy in the world.
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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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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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The air passenger screening system Mexico has in place involves these checks against US national security and criminal data bases.
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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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In the course of 25 years, we have developed a constructive relationship with Mexico that was nonexistent before.
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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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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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The prospect of energy independence is within reach and will change the geopolitical situation of United States.
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