In the last generation we've moved past a U.S.-Mexico relationship that while friendly on the surface, and demilitarized for the most part, really was not a genuinely cooperative relationship. As a result of the U.S.-Mexico War in the 19th century,… — Alan Bersin Copy Share Image
The nationalism and the protectionism that was built into the Mexican Revolution in 1910 and that characterized the Mexican attitude to the United States… — Alan Bersin Copy Share Image
People should remember that Mexican migration is now at a net negative. More Mexicans are leaving through deportation and voluntary return than are entering… — Alan Bersin Copy Share Image
In the last generation we've moved past a U.S.-Mexico relationship that while friendly on the surface, and demilitarized for the most part, really was… — Alan Bersin Copy Share Image
Our security in a global world must be looked at on a continental basis. — Alan Bersin Copy Share Image
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… — Alan Bersin Copy Share Image
America should be working more with the Mexicans to prevent the flow of guns going south into Mexico that have fueled so much of… — Alan Bersin Copy Share Image
If you build a 50-foot wall, you'll soon be confronted with a 51-foot ladder. — Alan Bersin Copy Share Image
We need to realize that the economic situation between Mexico and the United States is not just one in which we trade with one… — Alan Bersin Copy Share Image
Homeland security is inherently transnational today. There's hardly anything adverse that happens in our homeland that doesn't have a cause or effect that's generated… — Alan Bersin Copy Share Image
Until we have a legitimate labor market between Mexico and the United States, people will attempt to come here to work. — Alan Bersin Copy Share Image
The law change during the Bush administration gave the Department of Health and Human Services a central role in relocating Central American minors in… — Alan Bersin Copy Share Image
In the last two years, the Mexicans have detained nearly 400,000 migrants whose intent was to come to the United States. The Mexicans return… — Alan Bersin Copy Share Image
