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.
ALAN BERSINOur security in a global world must be looked at on a continental basis.
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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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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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If you build a 50-foot wall, you’ll soon be confronted with a 51-foot ladder.
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Mexico now has the 13th largest economy in the world.
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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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To add insult to injury, most Americans never knew that, and most Mexicans have never forgotten it.
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We make things together. We have shared production platforms.
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Until we have a legitimate labor market between Mexico and the United States, people will attempt to come here to work.
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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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For the first time since the second World War, we are not the sole dominant economy in the world.
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And there are places on the border, such as the Arizona desert or the open terrain around the Big Bend in South Texas, where Mother Nature has created her own barrier that is not easily passable. Or if you do pass through it, you are easily detected.
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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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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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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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