The prospect of energy independence is within reach and will change the geopolitical situation of United States.
ALAN BERSINPeople should remember that Mexican migration is now at a net negative.
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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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In the course of 25 years, we have developed a constructive relationship with Mexico that was nonexistent before.
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But in fact as Secretary of Homeland Security General John Kelly acknowledged at his confirmation hearing, walls and barriers alone are insufficient to insure security.
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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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And they seek out Border Patrol agents or Customs and Border Protection officials to surrender to them and request political asylum.
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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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Trust and confidence that have been built is not something that should be abandoned without great consideration for the potentially grave consequences to the United States.
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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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People should remember that Mexican migration is now at a net negative.
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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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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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The Mexican people are increasingly middle class, and Mexico has substantially become a middle-class society.
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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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The nationalism and the protectionism that was built into the Mexican Revolution in 1910 and that characterized the Mexican attitude to the United States for much of the 20th century were difficult to overcome. But that actually has occurred. And the cooperation.
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