Four out of five border-crossers detained in South Texas are Guatemalan, Honduran or Salvadoran. They are driven by violence and poverty in their home countries and the desire for family reunification.
ALAN BERSINOur security in a global world must be looked at on a continental basis.
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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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For the first time since the second World War, we are not the sole dominant economy in the world.
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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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In today’s digital online world, those who don’t share information will be isolated and left behind.
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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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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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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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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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Twenty-nine US states depend on Mexico as their primary export market.
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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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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.
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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 potential of Mexico, Canada and the United States is enormous.
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The cry of “Make America Great Again” reflects accurately that, after the fall of the Soviet Union, the sole superpower status of the United States is coming to an end.
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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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