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.
ALAN BERSINI 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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Every air traveler entering Mexico is vetted against US databases.
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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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The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development predicts it will have a larger economy than Germany by 2042.
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The Mexican people are increasingly middle class, and Mexico has substantially become a middle-class society.
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There have been enormous advances since 9/11 to build a very robust set of targeting procedures and watch lists to screen travelers coming to the United States.
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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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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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We have to secure the flow of goods and people by engaging with foreign entities.
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We must recognize that this massive economic bloc that’s emerging in North America cannot be accomplished unilaterally. It must be accomplished in partnership with Mexico and Canada.
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More Mexicans are leaving through deportation and voluntary return than are entering the United States legally and illegally.
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The National Targeting Center in Virginia run by Customs and Border Protection checks the background of every traveler who seeks to enter the country.
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Today, the number of migrants crossing is at a 30-year low. That’s because of years of bipartisan work on this issue.
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We assure our security by securing the flows as early as we can before they arrive and as far away from our borders as we can.
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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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