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.
ALAN BERSINWe 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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People should remember that Mexican migration is now at a net negative.
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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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Our security in a global world must be looked at on a continental basis.
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Every air traveler entering Mexico is vetted against US databases.
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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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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 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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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 must rely on our allies and foreign governments to share information and data to secure our 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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If you build a 50-foot wall, you’ll soon be confronted with a 51-foot ladder.
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Walls and barriers alone are insufficient to insure security.
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We have to remember that information sharing is restricted by legal barriers and cultural barriers and by the notion that information is power and therefore should be hoarded so if you share information you can extract something in exchange.
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We have to secure the flow of goods and people by engaging with foreign entities.
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