Ken Salazar: “This incident in the Gulf Coast I think is another clarion call as to why we need to move forward in that direction.”

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

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.

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.

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