Migrants come up and no longer seek to evade the Border Patrol, but are actually left at the border by their smugglers.
ALAN BERSINPeople should remember that Mexican migration is now at a net negative.
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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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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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People should remember that Mexican migration is now at a net negative.
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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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We have to secure the flow of goods and people by engaging with foreign entities.
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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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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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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.
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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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Migration should take place in accordance with lawful norms and secure and safe procedures.
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I think there’s no question that the barriers, the fences and in certain urban areas, the walls, have had an important effect in terms of increasing the manageability and the security of the border.
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We make things together. We have shared production platforms.
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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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As a result of the U.S.-Mexico War in the 19th century, and the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, half of what was Mexico was severed and became much of the western part of the United States.
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There are plainclothes US officers stationed at airports in Mexico working with Mexican immigration officials to protect the United States.
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