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> [To the extent that President Trump means strengthened border security, I am fully in favor of the idea that the rule of the law, secure borders and public safety should prevail. Drugs should not enter illegally. Migration should take place…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-bersin/to-the-extent-that-president-trump-means-strengthened-border-security/)

[Alan Bersin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-bersin/)

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## More by Alan Bersin

> [The nationalism and the protectionism that was built into the Mexican Revolution in 1910 and that characterized the Mexican attitude to the United States…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-bersin/the-nationalism-and-the-protectionism-that-was-built-into-the-mexican/)

[Alan Bersin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-bersin/)

> [People should remember that Mexican migration is now at a net negative. More Mexicans are leaving through deportation and voluntary return than are entering…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-bersin/people-should-remember-that-mexican-migration-is-now-at-a-net/)

[Alan Bersin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-bersin/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-bersin/in-the-last-generation-we-ve-moved-past-a-u-s-mexico-relationship/)

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> [Our security in a global world must be looked at on a continental basis.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-bersin/our-security-in-a-global-world-must-be-looked-at-on-a-continental/)

[Alan Bersin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-bersin/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-bersin/there-have-been-enormous-advances-since-9-11-to-build-a-very-robust/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-bersin/america-should-be-working-more-with-the-mexicans-to-prevent-the-flow/)

[Alan Bersin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-bersin/)

> [If you build a 50-foot wall, you'll soon be confronted with a 51-foot ladder.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-bersin/if-you-build-a-50-foot-wall-you-ll-soon-be-confronted-with-a-51-foot/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-bersin/we-need-to-realize-that-the-economic-situation-between-mexico-and-the/)

[Alan Bersin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-bersin/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-bersin/homeland-security-is-inherently-transnational-today-there-s-hardly/)

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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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-bersin/until-we-have-a-legitimate-labor-market-between-mexico-and-the-united/)

[Alan Bersin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-bersin/)

> [The law change during the Bush administration gave the Department of Health and Human Services a central role in relocating Central American minors in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-bersin/the-law-change-during-the-bush-administration-gave-the-department-of/)

[Alan Bersin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-bersin/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-bersin/in-the-last-two-years-the-mexicans-have-detained-nearly-400-000/)

[Alan Bersin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-bersin/)

> [Not only are the numbers of migrants entering the United States at the lowest levels in a generation, but they are now largely Central…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-bersin/not-only-are-the-numbers-of-migrants-entering-the-united-states-at/)

[Alan Bersin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-bersin/)

> [Every air traveler entering Mexico is vetted against US databases. The air passenger screening system Mexico has in place involves these checks against US…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-bersin/every-air-traveler-entering-mexico-is-vetted-against-us-databases-the/)

[Alan Bersin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-bersin/)

> [In today's digital online world, those who don't share information will be isolated and left behind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-bersin/in-today-s-digital-online-world-those-who-don-t-share-information/)

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