Most people who live at the border or are familiar with the border know that a Berlin-like wall stretching from San Diego to Brownsville is not necessary. And the costs would be prohibitive.
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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People should remember that Mexican migration is now at a net negative.
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The results became more and more apparent. Crime rates went down in the border region.
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Every air traveler entering Mexico is vetted against US databases.
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We have to secure the flow of goods and people by engaging with foreign entities.
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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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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 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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You need a strategy that involves layered defense: deployed patrols, sophisticated sensor equipment, and surveillance from the air. That is what has had a positive impact over the last generation.
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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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We need to realize that the economic situation between Mexico and the United States is not just one in which we trade with one another.
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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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We make things together. We have shared production platforms.
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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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Mexico now has the 13th largest economy in the world.
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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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