José E. Serrano: “I think you said it well. The problem here is that we have in place documentation that is acceptable for these kinds of…”

“I think you said it well. The problem here is that we have in place documentation that is acceptable for these kinds of crossings. Yes, as we go forward, we have to make sure that we secure our borders. But to undo that which has been working for a while and that which is accepted by our State Department is just to take a step backwards. And rather than doing that, we should accept what we have now and build on it. And what you are proposing is really to take a step that would only hurt us. Throughout the years, the State Department has worked, in the case of the Mexican Government, to bring about a proper crossing of the border for work purposes and family visits and so on. That has been in place for years. That has worked. That is not the issue that we deal with when we talk about undocumented immigration into the country. That is not the issue we deal with when we talk about terrorist acts. This is the crossing of the border in a proper and safe and legal manner, and that is what we have in place, and we shouldn't be reinventing the wheel at this stage.”