Ken Salazar: “I expect that some of the remaining issues with respect to the natural resource revenue we will be able to address.”

What is being neglected here is the bigger picture. And that's this foreign policy paradigm that is so required for the United States and Mexico and the Americas.

We have seen that national security and environmental conservation are mutually supporting goals.

We are incredibly thankful that Chairman Grijalva is championing this issue.

I think the partnership that we can build between the leaders of both countries targeting the root causes of migration, and working together on issues of border security are all great opportunities in front of us.