The law change during the Bush administration gave the Department of Health and Human Services a central role in relocating Central American minors in the United States.
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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This joint security program has been in place for at least six years and is a huge asset.
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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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And we have to work together to secure the continent in order to keep dangerous people and dangerous things out and strengthen perimeter security on a continental basis.
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And they seek out Border Patrol agents or Customs and Border Protection officials to surrender to them and request political asylum.
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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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If you build a 50-foot wall, you’ll soon be confronted with a 51-foot ladder.
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We have to secure the flow of goods and people by engaging with foreign entities.
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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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To add insult to injury, most Americans never knew that, and most Mexicans have never forgotten it.
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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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The prospect of energy independence is within reach and will change the geopolitical situation of United States.
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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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People should remember that Mexican migration is now at a net negative.
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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 idea was to restore the rule of law, to bring order to a chaotic situation.
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