We do a trillion dollars in trade among the three countries; more than 18,000 American companies are involved in foreign direct investment in Mexico and Canada.
ALAN BERSINIn the last generation we’ve moved past a U.S.-Mexico relationship that while friendly on the surface, and demilitarized for the most part, really was not a genuinely cooperative relationship.
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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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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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That’s the way in which they get entry into a system that will eventually release them into the country.
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And there are places on the border, such as the Arizona desert or the open terrain around the Big Bend in South Texas, where Mother Nature has created her own barrier that is not easily passable. Or if you do pass through it, you are easily detected.
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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 idea was to restore the rule of law, to bring order to a chaotic situation.
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People should remember that Mexican migration is now at a net negative.
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The Mexican people are increasingly middle class, and Mexico has substantially become a middle-class society.
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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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In the course of 25 years, we have developed a constructive relationship with Mexico that was nonexistent before.
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The results became more and more apparent. Crime rates went down in the border region.
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Cross-border trade is part of a single production process, and while apparently the Trump administration will seek to re-examine elements of that production platform, it is what it is and won’t be easily dismantled.
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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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Homeland security is inherently transnational today. There’s hardly anything adverse that happens in our homeland that doesn’t have a cause or effect that’s generated abroad. Increasingly.
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An increasing number of Mexican companies are creating jobs in the United States.
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