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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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Alan Bersin

Alan Bersin, born on October 15, 1946, is an esteemed international lawyer with extensive experience and profound expertise in the field. He has held several significant positions throughout his career. more

“Migrants come up and no longer seek to evade the Border Patrol, but are actually left at the border by their smugglers. And they seek out Border Patrol agents or Customs and Border Protection officials to surrender to them and request political asylum. That's the way in which they get entry into a system that will eventually release them into the country.”

Country Political Protection Surrender

Author:Alan Bersin

“I think there's no question that the barriers, the fences and in certain urban areas, the walls, have had an important effect in terms of increasing the manageability and the security of the border. But in fact as Secretary of Homeland Security General John Kelly acknowledged at his confirmation hearing, walls and barriers alone are insufficient to insure security.”

Thinking Important Term Security Wall Barriers Secretary Urban Fence Confirmation

Author:Alan Bersin

“As former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano pointed out, if you build a 50-foot wall, you'll soon be confronted with a 51-foot ladder. You need a strategy that involves layered defense: deployed patrols, sophisticated sensor equipment, and surveillance from the air. That is what has had a positive impact over the last generation.”

Security Wall Strategy Sophisticated Secretary Positive Impact

Author:Alan Bersin

“The image and the costs of a Berlin-like wall or a Great Wall of China is something that the American people have not accepted to date.”

People Wall Accepted

Author:Alan Bersin