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.
ALAN BERSINWe 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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In today’s digital online world, those who don’t share information will be isolated and left behind.
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America should be working more with the Mexicans to prevent the flow of guns going south into Mexico that have fueled so much of the violence there.
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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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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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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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More Mexicans are leaving through deportation and voluntary return than are entering the United States legally and illegally.
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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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The image and the costs of a Berlin-like wall or a Great Wall of China is something that the American people have not accepted to date.
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The idea was to restore the rule of law, to bring order to a chaotic situation.
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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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Walls and barriers alone are insufficient to insure security.
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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.
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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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That’s the way in which they get entry into a system that will eventually release them into the country.
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