mar 1, 2004 - "...security fears would serve as a catalyst for
deeper integration. That would require new
structures to assure mutual
security..Department of Homeland Security
should expand its mission to include
continental security -- a shift best achieved by
incorporating Mexican and Canadian
perspectives and personnel into its design and
operation."
-North America's Second Decade By Robert A.
Pastor January/February 2004 Foreign Affairs
Magazine
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Both events signify missed opportunities. The establishment of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security places North America once again at a crossroads. One course -- the more likely one -- would strengthen border enforcement and impede movement, even by friends. Trade and investment would decline, tensions would rise, and the myriad benefits of integration would begin to recede. In an alternative course, however, security fears would serve as a catalyst for deeper integration. That would require new structures to assure mutual security, promote trade, and bring Mexico closer to the First World economies of its neighbors. Progress can occur only with true leadership, new cooperative institutions, and a redefinition of security that puts the United States, Mexico, and Canada inside a continental perimeter, working together as partners.
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