To the extent that President Trump means strengthened border security, I am fully in favor of the idea that the rule of the law, secure borders and public safety should prevail. Drugs should not enter illegally.
ALAN BERSINOur security in a global world must be looked at on a continental basis.
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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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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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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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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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We have to secure the flow of goods and people by engaging with foreign entities.
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Every air traveler entering Mexico is vetted against US databases.
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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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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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Mexico now has the 13th largest economy in the world.
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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 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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We have a combined population of half a billion people; peaceful trade-friendly borders that are the envy of the world.
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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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If you build a 50-foot wall, you’ll soon be confronted with a 51-foot ladder.
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The potential of Mexico, Canada and the United States is enormous.
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