What has Mexico done to improve border security since 9/11?
We’ve established communication between relevant government agencies on both sides to exchange intelligence and information regarding travelers coming into North America. That did not occur before September, 2001. We are exchanging passenger lists. And there’s a no-fly list in the U.S., so our security agencies are able to consult against that no-fly list. At the same time we have provided an opportunity for [U.S.] air marshals to travel on specific flights whenever there is a specific concern with a flight. Q: What other kinds of cooperation are there? A: There’s also a lot of exchange of information and intelligence between Homeland Security and our security agencies here in Mexico regarding trafficking in persons and human smuggling that allows us to pinpoint and dismantle bands, especially those that might work with what we call “special interest personalities” — certain countries that we both pay particular attention to, for example, with regard to granting visas. Q: What has Mex
