The work the Mexicans are doing in terms of migration control on Mexico’s southern border is crucial to our own border security.
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In 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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The work the Mexicans are doing in terms of migration control on Mexico’s southern border is crucial to our own border security.
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Mexico has become a robust democracy with a robust press and an active legislature.
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In today’s digital online world, those who don’t share information will be isolated and left behind. We need the data of other countries to connect the dots.
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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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Migration should take place in accordance with lawful norms and secure and safe procedures.
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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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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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We have to secure the flow of goods and people by engaging with foreign entities.
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Twenty-nine US states depend on Mexico as their primary export market.
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Not only are the numbers of migrants entering the United States at the lowest levels in a generation, but they are now largely Central American.
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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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For the first time since the second World War, we are not the sole dominant economy in the world.
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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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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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To the extent that President Trump means strengthened border security, I am fully in favor of the idea that the rule of the law, secure borders and public safety should prevail. Drugs should not enter illegally.
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The Mexican people are increasingly middle class, and Mexico has substantially become a middle-class society.
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