The air passenger screening system Mexico has in place involves these checks against US national security and criminal data bases.
ALAN BERSINToday, 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 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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That’s the way in which they get entry into a system that will eventually release them into the country.
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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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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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In the course of 25 years, we have developed a constructive relationship with Mexico that was nonexistent before.
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In the last two years, the Mexicans have detained nearly 400,000 migrants whose intent was to come to the United States.
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To add insult to injury, most Americans never knew that, and most Mexicans have never forgotten it.
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Walls and barriers alone are insufficient to insure security.
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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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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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The cry of “Make America Great Again” reflects accurately that, after the fall of the Soviet Union, the sole superpower status of the United States is coming to an end.
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I 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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There are plainclothes US officers stationed at airports in Mexico working with Mexican immigration officials to protect the United States.
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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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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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