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.
ALAN BERSINPeople in our so-called Rust Belt have lost out, and politics and society have not been responsive either in providing the kind of additional support they need or to retrain them for jobs that are being created in the new economy.
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Mexico has become a robust democracy with a robust press and an active legislature.
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We have to secure the flow of goods and people by engaging with foreign entities.
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People in our so-called Rust Belt have lost out, and politics and society have not been responsive either in providing the kind of additional support they need or to retrain them for jobs that are being created in the new economy.
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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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Walls and barriers alone are insufficient to insure security.
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People should remember that Mexican migration is now at a net negative.
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We must recognize that this massive economic bloc that’s emerging in North America cannot be accomplished unilaterally. It must be accomplished in partnership with Mexico and Canada.
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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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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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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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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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The air passenger screening system Mexico has in place involves these checks against US national security and criminal data bases.
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The potential of Mexico, Canada and the United States is enormous.
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We have a combined population of half a billion people; peaceful trade-friendly borders that are the envy of the world.
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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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