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.
ALAN BERSINMore Mexicans are leaving through deportation and voluntary return than are entering the United States legally and illegally.
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And the smuggling of cash and the money laundering that transnational criminal organizations have instituted in North America, including in the United States.
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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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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 make things together. We have shared production platforms.
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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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An increasing number of Mexican companies are creating jobs in the United States.
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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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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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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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This joint security program has been in place for at least six years and is a huge asset.
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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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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.
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We can’t defend the country by looking at the borderline as the first line of defense rather than as the last line of defense.
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In large part this is because of the success of policies followed by the United States to create an environment, a peaceful period in history in which economies could grow and countries could benefit.
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