2006
Action Plan Between the Department of Homeland Security and the Secretariat of Governance of the United Mexican States to Combat Border Violence and Improve Public Safety
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The following statement released by the Dept of Homeland Security was signed by the United States and Mexico in response to the growing violence along our southern border. But will it deter the violence? Only time will tell.
With a vision of shared responsibility, the Governments of the United States and Mexico reiterate our commitment to address the challenges we face at our border to prevent incidents that threaten the lives and physical safety of citizens of both nations.
The Presidents of Mexico and the United States have pledged our respective Governments to a new vision of our shared border and our larger North American community. This spirit of cooperation is affirmed in the Security and Prosperity Partnership for North America, announced on March 23, 2005, by the Presidents of Mexico and the United States and the Prime Minister of Canada.
With respect for the sovereign right of each nation to formulate and enforce its own laws, the Secretary of Governance of Mexico and the Secretary of Homeland Security of the United States are committed to an aggressive approach based on the fundamental principle that preserving law and order along our border is a shared responsibility that requires mutual commitment and the highest possible level of cooperation between the law enforcement officials of each country.
Both governments recognize the value of the Border Liaison Mechanisms (BLMs) as appropriate local forums to discuss and address the challenges we face along our border.
No criminal should be allowed to exploit the dividing line between our nations and our law enforcement jurisdictions to escape justice or to prey upon our honest citizens. No one, regardless of their immigration status, should be subjected to criminal violence. Our Governments seek a transformed relationship to prevent incidents of violence and to investigate vigorously any incidents that do occur.
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