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ALAN BERSINMexico has become a robust democracy with a robust press and an active legislature.
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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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In the last generation we’ve moved past a U.S.-Mexico relationship that while friendly on the surface, and demilitarized for the most part, really was not a genuinely cooperative relationship.
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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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Twenty-nine US states depend on Mexico as their primary export market.
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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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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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America should be working more with the Mexicans to prevent the flow of guns going south into Mexico that have fueled so much of the violence there.
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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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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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Every air traveler entering Mexico is vetted against US databases.
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We can’t defend the country by looking at the borderline as the first line of defense rather than as the last line of defense.
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The potential of Mexico, Canada and the United States is enormous.
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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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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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Mexico now has the 13th largest economy in the world.
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