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Cuando Trump atacó por primera vez el TLCAN, muchos temieron un desastre.

Opinion: Time for Mexico to get bold in its U.S. policies
President Trump’s proposed tariffs on Mexico and Canada triggered last-minute negotiations, leading to a 30-day reprieve. In Mexico’s case, deploying 10,000 troops to the border helped secure the delay. Some...

Opinion: As a former border czar, I expect huge immigration changes under Trump
As the country and the world transition from Presidents Biden to Trump, we should expect the most dramatic changes in the short term to involve migration management at the U.S.-...

Mexico’s monumental election isn’t expected to bring big changes at the U.S.-Mexico border
Bersin is executive chair at Altana Technology and Inaugural North America and fellow at the Wilson Center. He previously served as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of California and...

Restoring order at our southwest border must happen now. Waiting until November will end in chaos.
Bersin is executive chair at Altana Technology and Inaugural North America Fellow at the Wilson Center. He previously served as U.S. Attorney in San Diego and “border czar” for the...

It’s time for a bigger, better North America
Bersin is the Inaugural North American Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (Canada and Mexico Institutes) and a former commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and...

Outlawing forced labor in China will be felt by all
Bersin and Smith are co-founders and, respectively, chair and CEO at Altana Technology. Bersin previously served as U.S. Attorney in San Diego and “border czar” for the U.S.-Mexico border during...

What we need to learn from the U.S. border closure and how to avoid repeating our mistakes
Bersin was commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and assistant secretary and chief diplomatic officer for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. He also was the U.S. attorney in...

‘Border czar’ Alan Bersin’s advice for acting secretary of Homeland Security
Dear Kevin McAleenan, acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security:Thank you for taking on additional responsibility to confront a difficult challenge facing our government. I trust you will receive...