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Round
Report
Arlington
2
Opponent: St Marks PG | Judge: will fill in
Plan
Coppel
1
Opponent: Grapevine | Judge: Tim Mahoney
Grapevine 2NR Neolib K
Coppel
3
Opponent: Hebron | Judge:
Hebron 2NR Spending DA Case defense
Flower Mound
2
Opponent: Cedar Ridge | Judge: Sebastian Barnes
1AC POEs Cedar Ridge 1NC- Risk K Neolib K
Flower Mound
3
Opponent: Lovejoy | Judge: Rolando Velasquez
1AC POEs
LoveJoy Strategy- ASPEC Government K TPA Good D Heg Bad
Hockaday
2
Opponent: St Marks PG | Judge:
Plan (already posted no changes)
Hockaday
3
Opponent: will fill in | Judge: will fill in
Plan
Newman Smith
1
Opponent: Berkner | Judge:
Mexico Border Infrastructure
Newman Smith
4
Opponent: Richardson | Judge: Glenda Ferguson
1AC - Mexico Border Infrastructure
1NC (Richardson) 2 Topicality violations Russia SOI DA Brazil SOI DA 2NR all off-case of the 1NC
Plano West
2
Opponent: Colleyville CL | Judge: Carswell
1AC POEs 1NC(Colleyville) CIR DA Protectionism DA Environmental Dualism K States CP 1NR(Colleyville) Environmental Dualism
Plano West
3
Opponent: Plano East | Judge:
1AC Mexico POEs 1NC (Plano East) T Coloniality Budjet DA Entitlement CP heg turns 2NR (Plano East) K CP DA Heg turns
UNT
1
Opponent: will fill in | Judge: will fill in
1AC (same as posted)
UNT
3
Opponent: Cassidy | Judge: will fill in
Plan (already posted no changes)
UNT
5
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Ag Aff
Tournament: Colleyville | Round: 1 | Opponent: just posting the Aff we will be using | Judge: 1ac Contention 1: The Status Quo Current US embargo hinders the development and expansion of the Cuban agriculture model. Current Cuban economic environment undermines the model FRANK, Reuters Havana Reporter, Tue Jul 30, 2013 (MARC, Cuba reports little progress five years into agricultural reform, Reuters, http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/07/30/uk-cuba-reform-agriculture-idUKBRE96T0VK20130730, Accessed: 12/3/13, CD) (Reuters) - Agriculture in…. and other supplies. Cuba only exists as a US export market now Copeland et al, Division of Economics and Business Administration, Oglethorpe University, 2011 (Jolly, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology,Thompson, Economics, 202 Comer Hall, Auburn University, The History and Potential of Trade between Cuba and the US, Journal of Economics and Business, 2011, http://www.auburn.edu/~thomph1/cubahistory.pdf, Accessed: 1/23/14, CD) A significant change ….port in Mobile. Plan The United States federal government should normalize bilateral agriculture trade with Cuba.
Contention 2: No Free Lunch The Current US industrial Agriculture practices are unsustainable for the environment and overall food security globally PETERS, University of Arkansas School of Law, Graduate Program in Agricultural and Food Law; J.D. 2010 ( KATHRYN A. ,University of Oregon School of Law, 2010, Creating a Sustainable Urban Agriculture Revolution, Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation, http://law.uoregon.edu/org/jell/docs/251/peters.pdf, Accessed: 10/12/13, CD)
The U.S. agricultural …declining crop yields.25
We isolate two scenarios resulting from the hegemony of industrial agriculture: First, food insecurity - International food system on brink of collapse—scarcity is the new norm, US provided global food supply cushion necessary to stave off violence and conflict through the world Brown, president of the Earth Policy Institute, 11 (Lester R.“The New Geopolitics of Food,” http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/04/25/the_new_geopolitics_of_food, Accessed 9/6/12, JA)
In the United States… started to unravel.
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Second, environmental collapse Industrial agriculture is the primary cause of global warming – extinction is inevitable without a greater diffusion of organic agricultural practices Ronnie Cummins, International Director of the Organic Consumers Association, 10/7/10 (Agriculture and Human Survival: The Road Beyond 10/10/10, http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/10/07-9) Despite decades of …reside in Climate Hell.
And, Runaway warming collapses civilization – controlling the rate of warming prevents irreversible tipping points in the form of sea level rise that exacerbates food insecurity and collapses world powers Brown, Masters in AE from Maryland and Masters in Econ from Harvard, Director and Founder of the global institute of Environment in the U.S 2008 Lester E. Brown, “Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization” SM
Cuba’s model will be adopted worldwide – opens up new land and encourages small business models Shkolnick, J.D. Candidate, Drake University Law School, 2012 (Jacob, SIN EMBARGO: n1 THE CUBAN AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE UNITED STATES, Drake Journal of Agricultural Law, LexisNexis scholar ,Accessed:10/23/13, CD)
The organoponic system … agriculture to flourish. Lifting agriculture restriction key to provide economic stability in cuba Ashby , Senior Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs, March 29, 2013 (Dr. Timothy, PRESERVING STABILITY IN CUBA AFTER NORMALIZING RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES – THE IMPORTANCE OF TRADING WITH STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES, COHA, http://www.coha.org/preserving-stability-in-cuba-timothy-ashby/, Accessed: 1/19/14, CD)
U.S. policy specifically … well as SOEs. Access to a US export market key to save and spread Cuban sustainable system Kost, agricultural economist in the. Specialty Crop Branch, Market and Trade Economics. Division, Economic Research Service, 2004 (William E, CUBAN AGRICULTURE: TO BE OR NOT TO BE ORGANIC?, ASCE, http://www.ascecuba.org/publications/proceedings/volume14/pdfs/kost.pdf, Accesssed: 1/20/14, CD) EXTERNAL MARKETS MAY … in other sector. Cuba’s agroecological practices create a sustainable agriculture model that promotes environmental concerns and food independence Christina Ergas, graduate student in sociology at the University of Oregon , March 2013,( (Cuban Urban Agriculture as a Strategy for Food Sovereignty, Monthly Review, http://monthlyreview.org/2013/03/01/cuban-urban-agriculture-as-a-strategy-for-food-sovereignty, Accessed 10/6/13, CD)
In conjunction with … within this nation
Dialogue of Cuban resistance to imperialism from Individual to individual promotes US sustainable agriculture movement and allows the US to adopt the Cuban model Thompson,p h.D. Curriculum and Education Director,. Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, 22 March 2012, (Charles D.,Visions for Sustainable Agriculture in Cuba and the United States: Changing Minds and Models through Exchange, Duke University with Alexander Stephens, Marian Cheek Jackson Center, http://www.southernspaces.org/2012/visions-sustainable-agriculture-cuba-and-united-states-changing-minds-and-models-through-exchan, Accessed: 10/7/13, CD)
Individuals and small groups … boundaries between nations.
1/30/14
Coppel 1AC
Tournament: Coppel | Round: 1 | Opponent: Grapevine | Judge: Tim Mahoney Plan The United States federal government should increase cooperative investment in land ports of entry with Mexico.
NAFTA Advantage Lack of infrastructure will result in regional trade deterioration – collapses the NAFTA agenda Peters, 09 – Enrique Dussel, professor at the Graduate School of Economics, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (“Manufacturing Competitiveness: Toward a Regional Development Agenda,” The Future of North American Trade Policy: Lessons from NAFTA, Pardee Center, November 2009, http://www.ase.tufts.edu/gdae/Pubs/rp/PardeeNAFTACh2PetersManufNov09.pdf)
One of the … regional development issues.
Mexico’s economic stability is the crucial factor in determining the success of North America as a trade region. Rubio 2013 Luis Rubio is director general of CIDAC (Center of Research for Development), an independent research institution devoted to the study of economic and political policy issues. He is a prolific writer on political, economic and international subjects. Before joining CIDAC, in the 1970's he was planning director of Citibank in Mexico and served as an adviser to Mexico's Secretary of the Treasury. He holds a diploma in Financial Management and his MA and PhD in political science are from Brandeis University. “Mexico Matters: Change in Mexico and Its Impact Upon the United States” Wilson Center April 12 http://wilsoncenter.org/sites/default/files/rubio_mexico_matters.pdf
Mexico’s stability is … the U.S. evolves.
North American integration key to solve democracy, disease, and the environment Céspedes ‘8 – Diplomat in Residence, School of International Service and Senior Fellow,Center for North American Studies Ernesto, North America, Security, and the Next US¶ National Security Strategy:¶ A Reflection, April 29, http://www.american.edu/sis/cnas/upload/0804Cespedes_Reflection.pdf, CMR
Currently, more than …rapid environmental erosion.
1AC – Economy U.S.-Mexico trade is vital to the economy — it sustains millions of high-quality jobs Figueroa et al. 11 (Alejandro, The North American Center for Transborder Studies at the Arizona State University, “Realizing the Full Value of Crossborder Trade with Mexico,” http://21stcenturyborder.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/realizing-the-value-of-crossborder-trade-with-mexico2.pdf, Accessed 9/20/2013, EIL) The United States …“joint production” relationship. Status quo shortfalls in border infrastructure hamper trade — inefficiency and congestion. Investing in border infrastructure solves. U.S. Chamber of Commerce 11 (US Chamber of Commerce, “Steps to a 21st Century U.S.-Mexico Border: A U.S. Chamber of Commerce Border Report,” http://www.uschamber.com/sites/default/files/reports/2011_us_mexico_report.pdf, Accessed 9/20/13, EIL) Rapid population …for international shippers. This is vital to the U.S. economy and global competitiveness — trade with Mexico is key Wilson, Associate at the Mexico Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and Lee, Associate Director at the North American Center for Transborder Studies (NACTS) at Arizona State University 12 (Christopher E., Issues in Science and Technology “U.S. Competitiveness: The Mexican Connection,” Volume 28, Issue 4, Summer, http://www.issues.org/28.4/p_wilson.html, Accessed 9/20/13, EIL)
Global economic decline causes extinction Kemp, 10, The East Moves West: India, China, and Asia’s Growing Presence in the Middle East, Director of Regional Strategic Programs at The Nixon Center, served in the White House under Ronald Reagan, special assistant to the president for national security affairs and senior director for Near East and South Asian affairs on the National Security Council Staff, Former Director, Middle East Arms Control Project at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Geoffrey, p. 233-4
The second scenario… the planet’s population.
1AC - Hegemony North American regional economic strength is vulnerable. A breakdown of cooperation with Mexico would cause the decline of American power. Clarkson and Mildenberger ‘11 Stephen Clarkson, professor of political economy, University of Toronto, and former fellow, Woodrow Wilson Center Matto Mildenberger, Ph.D. student, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies Dependent America?: How Canada and Mexico Construct Us Power p. 272
The United States’ relationship … its self-induced fall.
Independently, Regional integration and a strong US-Mexican relationship is a prerequisite to continued US power projection and supremacy. Pastor 12 Robert A. Pastor is professor and director of the Center for North American Studies at American University. Pastor served as National Security Advisor on Latin America during the Carter Administration. “Beyond the Continental Divide” From the July/August 2012 issue of The American Interest http://www.the-american-interest.com/article.cfm?piece=1269
Most Americans … recognize that truth either.
Loss of American power projection capacity causes global war. Brooks et al ’13 (Stephen, Associate Professor of Government at Dartmouth College, John Ikenberry is the Albert G. Milbank Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University, William C. Wohlforth is the Daniel Webster Professor in the Department of Government at Dartmouth College “Don’t Come Home America: The Case Against Retrenchment,” International Security, Vol. 37, No. 3 (Winter 2012/13), pp. 7–51)
A core premise … rather than shrinking. 85
Solvency The plan solves – expanding and improving physical border infrastructure is necessary to facilitate cross-border trade. Hutchins 2008 Dwight Hutchins Senior Executive, Global Managing Director, Health Public Service Strategy, Accenture Consulting; M.P.A from the JFK School of Government at Harvard University, M.B.A. Northwestern University, and B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Tennessee. “IMPROVING ECONOMIC OUTCOMES BY REDUCING BORDER DELAYS FACILITATING THE VITAL FLOW OF COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC ACROSS THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER” This study, commissioned by the Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration, was conducted by Accenture in association with HDR Decision Economics and Crossborder Group Inc. http://shapleigh.org/system/reporting_document/file/487/DRAFT_Reducing_Border_Delays_Findings_and_Options_vFinal_03252008.pdf
An expansion of … of peak demand.
And, the plan facilitates improved US-Mexico cooperation while streamlining ports of entry Bonner and Rozental 2009 Robert C. Bonner Former Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Former Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration Andrés Rozental Former Deputy Foreign Minister of Mexico; Former President and Founder Mexican Council on Foreign Relations (COMEXI) “Managing the United States-Mexico Border: Cooperative Solutions to Common Challenges “ Report of the Binational Task Force on the United States-Mexico Border http://www.pacificcouncil.org/document.doc?id=30
The solutions ¶ … and Border Protection.
Mexico says yes - Mexico is a ready and willing partner for border infrastructure improvements, but the United States has to be the first mover – plan would catalyze growth in legal trade O’Neil 2013 Shannon O'Neil is Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), “Mexico Makes It: A Transformed Society, Economy, and Government” March/April 2013 Foreign Affairs http://www.cfr.org/mexico/mexico-makes/p30098
BORDER BUDDIES Since … overall economic growth.
The plan solves, Cooperation between the US and Mexico creates North American regional integration and stability. Zamora 2011 Stephen Zamora Leonard B. Rosenberg Professor of Law, University of Houston Law Center. Villanova Law Review 2011 Villanova Law Review 56 Vill. L. Rev. 631 RETHINKING NORTH AMERICA: WHY NAFTA'S LAISSEZ FAIRE APPROACH TO INTEGRATION IS FLAWED, AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT Lexis
As already noted, …. changes, and energy. n82
1/11/14
Jesuit BH 1AC
Tournament: Arlington | Round: 2 | Opponent: St Marks PG | Judge: will fill in 1AC – Plan The United States federal government should increase cooperative investment in land ports of entry with Mexico.
1AC – North American Integration Advantage 1 : North American Integration Infrastructure related POE delays cause billions of economic losses across all economic sectors as well as environmental problems
North American regional economic strength is vulnerable. A breakdown of cooperation with Mexico would cause the decline of American power. Clarkson and Mildenberger ‘11 Stephen Clarkson, professor of political economy, University of Toronto, and former fellow, Woodrow Wilson Center Matto Mildenberger, Ph.D. student, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies Dependent America?: How Canada and Mexico Construct Us Power p. 272
The United States … its self-induced fall.
Lack of infrastructure will result in regional trade deterioration – collapses the NAFTA agenda Peters, 09 – Enrique Dussel, professor at the Graduate School of Economics, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (“Manufacturing Competitiveness: Toward a Regional Development Agenda,” The Future of North American Trade Policy: Lessons from NAFTA, Pardee Center, November 2009, http://www.ase.tufts.edu/gdae/Pubs/rp/PardeeNAFTACh2PetersManufNov09.pdf)
One of the … regional development issues. Mexico’s economic stability is the crucial factor in determining the success of North America as a trade region. Rubio 2013 Luis Rubio is director general of CIDAC (Center of Research for Development), an independent research institution devoted to the study of economic and political policy issues. He is a prolific writer on political, economic and international subjects. Before joining CIDAC, in the 1970's he was planning director of Citibank in Mexico and served as an adviser to Mexico's Secretary of the Treasury. He holds a diploma in Financial Management and his MA and PhD in political science are from Brandeis University. “Mexico Matters: Change in Mexico and Its Impact Upon the United States” Wilson Center April 12 http://wilsoncenter.org/sites/default/files/rubio_mexico_matters.pdf
Mexico’s stability is … the U.S. evolves.
North American integration key to solve democracy, disease, and the environment Céspedes ‘8 – Diplomat in Residence, School of International Service and Senior Fellow,Center for North American Studies Ernesto, North America, Security, and the Next US¶ National Security Strategy:¶ A Reflection, April 29, http://www.american.edu/sis/cnas/upload/0804Cespedes_Reflection.pdf, CMR
Currently, more than …rapid environmental erosion.
Independently, Regional integration and a strong US-Mexican relationship is a prerequisite to continued US power projection and supremacy. Pastor 12 Robert A. Pastor is professor and director of the Center for North American Studies at American University. Pastor served as National Security Advisor on Latin America during the Carter Administration. “Beyond the Continental Divide” From the July/August 2012 issue of The American Interest http://www.the-american-interest.com/article.cfm?piece=1269
Most Americans think … that truth either. Loss of American power projection capacity causes global war. Brooks et al ’13 (Stephen, Associate Professor of Government at Dartmouth College, John Ikenberry is the Albert G. Milbank Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University, William C. Wohlforth is the Daniel Webster Professor in the Department of Government at Dartmouth College “Don’t Come Home America: The Case Against Retrenchment,” International Security, Vol. 37, No. 3 (Winter 2012/13), pp. 7–51)
A core premise of …rather than shrinking. 85
1AC - Solvency The plan solves – expanding and improving physical border infrastructure is necessary to facilitate cross-border trade. Hutchins 2008 Dwight Hutchins Senior Executive, Global Managing Director, Health Public Service Strategy, Accenture Consulting; M.P.A from the JFK School of Government at Harvard University, M.B.A. Northwestern University, and B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Tennessee. “IMPROVING ECONOMIC OUTCOMES BY REDUCING BORDER DELAYS FACILITATING THE VITAL FLOW OF COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC ACROSS THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER” This study, commissioned by the Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration, was conducted by Accenture in association with HDR Decision Economics and Crossborder Group Inc. http://shapleigh.org/system/reporting_document/file/487/DRAFT_Reducing_Border_Delays_Findings_and_Options_vFinal_03252008.pdf
An expansion of …of peak demand.
And, the plan facilitates improved US-Mexico cooperation while streamlining ports of entry Bonner and Rozental 2009 Robert C. Bonner Former Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Former Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration Andrés Rozental Former Deputy Foreign Minister of Mexico; Former President and Founder Mexican Council on Foreign Relations (COMEXI) “Managing the United States-Mexico Border: Cooperative Solutions to Common Challenges “ Report of the Binational Task Force on the United States-Mexico Border http://www.pacificcouncil.org/document.doc?id=30
The solutions ¶ We … and Border Protection. Mexico says yes - Mexico is a ready and willing partner for border infrastructure improvements, but the United States has to be the first mover – plan would catalyze growth in legal trade
O’Neil 2013 Shannon O'Neil is Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), “Mexico Makes It: A Transformed Society, Economy, and Government” March/April 2013 Foreign Affairs http://www.cfr.org/mexico/mexico-makes/p30098
BORDER BUDDIES Since …overall economic growth.
The plan solves, Cooperation between the US and Mexico creates North American regional integration and stability. Zamora 2011 Stephen Zamora Leonard B. Rosenberg Professor of Law, University of Houston Law Center. Villanova Law Review 2011 Villanova Law Review 56 Vill. L. Rev. 631 RETHINKING NORTH AMERICA: WHY NAFTA'S LAISSEZ FAIRE APPROACH TO INTEGRATION IS FLAWED, AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT Lexis
As already noted, … changes, and energy. n82
Plan solves border security – the majority and illicit trafficking happens at legitimate POEs
As the senatorial … and law enforcement. Investing in POEs solves for the economies of both US and Mexico Heinrich 13 (Heinrich, Martin. "Heinrich, Udall Aim To Increase Bilateral Trade And Improve U.S. Ports Of Entry." Martin Heinrich- Senator. N.p., 20 June 2013. http://www.heinrich.senate.gov/record.cfm?id=344132.Senator Martin Heinrich is the junior United States Senator for New Mexico. Elected in 2012, Heinrich serves on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources, Intelligence, and Joint Economic Committees.)
"Investing in the …in the region.
11/16/13
Jesuit BH 1AC POEs Hockaday
Tournament: Hockaday | Round: 3 | Opponent: will fill in | Judge: will fill in 1AC – Plan The United States federal government should increase cooperative investment in land ports of entry with Mexico.
1AC – North American Integration Advantage 1 : North American Integration Infrastructure related POE delays cause billions of economic losses across all economic sectors as well as environmental problems
North American regional economic strength is vulnerable. A breakdown of cooperation with Mexico would cause the decline of American power. Clarkson and Mildenberger ‘11 Stephen Clarkson, professor of political economy, University of Toronto, and former fellow, Woodrow Wilson Center Matto Mildenberger, Ph.D. student, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies Dependent America?: How Canada and Mexico Construct Us Power p. 272
The United States … its self-induced fall.
Lack of infrastructure will result in regional trade deterioration – collapses the NAFTA agenda Peters, 09 – Enrique Dussel, professor at the Graduate School of Economics, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (“Manufacturing Competitiveness: Toward a Regional Development Agenda,” The Future of North American Trade Policy: Lessons from NAFTA, Pardee Center, November 2009, http://www.ase.tufts.edu/gdae/Pubs/rp/PardeeNAFTACh2PetersManufNov09.pdf)
One of the … regional development issues. Mexico’s economic stability is the crucial factor in determining the success of North America as a trade region. Rubio 2013 Luis Rubio is director general of CIDAC (Center of Research for Development), an independent research institution devoted to the study of economic and political policy issues. He is a prolific writer on political, economic and international subjects. Before joining CIDAC, in the 1970's he was planning director of Citibank in Mexico and served as an adviser to Mexico's Secretary of the Treasury. He holds a diploma in Financial Management and his MA and PhD in political science are from Brandeis University. “Mexico Matters: Change in Mexico and Its Impact Upon the United States” Wilson Center April 12 http://wilsoncenter.org/sites/default/files/rubio_mexico_matters.pdf
Mexico’s stability is … the U.S. evolves.
North American integration key to solve democracy, disease, and the environment Céspedes ‘8 – Diplomat in Residence, School of International Service and Senior Fellow,Center for North American Studies Ernesto, North America, Security, and the Next US¶ National Security Strategy:¶ A Reflection, April 29, http://www.american.edu/sis/cnas/upload/0804Cespedes_Reflection.pdf, CMR
Currently, more than …rapid environmental erosion.
Independently, Regional integration and a strong US-Mexican relationship is a prerequisite to continued US power projection and supremacy. Pastor 12 Robert A. Pastor is professor and director of the Center for North American Studies at American University. Pastor served as National Security Advisor on Latin America during the Carter Administration. “Beyond the Continental Divide” From the July/August 2012 issue of The American Interest http://www.the-american-interest.com/article.cfm?piece=1269
Most Americans think … that truth either. Loss of American power projection capacity causes global war. Brooks et al ’13 (Stephen, Associate Professor of Government at Dartmouth College, John Ikenberry is the Albert G. Milbank Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University, William C. Wohlforth is the Daniel Webster Professor in the Department of Government at Dartmouth College “Don’t Come Home America: The Case Against Retrenchment,” International Security, Vol. 37, No. 3 (Winter 2012/13), pp. 7–51)
A core premise of …rather than shrinking. 85
1AC - Solvency The plan solves – expanding and improving physical border infrastructure is necessary to facilitate cross-border trade. Hutchins 2008 Dwight Hutchins Senior Executive, Global Managing Director, Health Public Service Strategy, Accenture Consulting; M.P.A from the JFK School of Government at Harvard University, M.B.A. Northwestern University, and B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Tennessee. “IMPROVING ECONOMIC OUTCOMES BY REDUCING BORDER DELAYS FACILITATING THE VITAL FLOW OF COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC ACROSS THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER” This study, commissioned by the Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration, was conducted by Accenture in association with HDR Decision Economics and Crossborder Group Inc. http://shapleigh.org/system/reporting_document/file/487/DRAFT_Reducing_Border_Delays_Findings_and_Options_vFinal_03252008.pdf
An expansion of …of peak demand.
And, the plan facilitates improved US-Mexico cooperation while streamlining ports of entry Bonner and Rozental 2009 Robert C. Bonner Former Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Former Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration Andrés Rozental Former Deputy Foreign Minister of Mexico; Former President and Founder Mexican Council on Foreign Relations (COMEXI) “Managing the United States-Mexico Border: Cooperative Solutions to Common Challenges “ Report of the Binational Task Force on the United States-Mexico Border http://www.pacificcouncil.org/document.doc?id=30
The solutions ¶ We … and Border Protection. Mexico says yes - Mexico is a ready and willing partner for border infrastructure improvements, but the United States has to be the first mover – plan would catalyze growth in legal trade
O’Neil 2013 Shannon O'Neil is Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), “Mexico Makes It: A Transformed Society, Economy, and Government” March/April 2013 Foreign Affairs http://www.cfr.org/mexico/mexico-makes/p30098
BORDER BUDDIES Since …overall economic growth.
The plan solves, Cooperation between the US and Mexico creates North American regional integration and stability. Zamora 2011 Stephen Zamora Leonard B. Rosenberg Professor of Law, University of Houston Law Center. Villanova Law Review 2011 Villanova Law Review 56 Vill. L. Rev. 631 RETHINKING NORTH AMERICA: WHY NAFTA'S LAISSEZ FAIRE APPROACH TO INTEGRATION IS FLAWED, AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT Lexis
As already noted, … changes, and energy. n82
Plan solves border security – the majority and illicit trafficking happens at legitimate POEs
As the senatorial … and law enforcement. Investing in POEs solves for the economies of both US and Mexico Heinrich 13 (Heinrich, Martin. "Heinrich, Udall Aim To Increase Bilateral Trade And Improve U.S. Ports Of Entry." Martin Heinrich- Senator. N.p., 20 June 2013. http://www.heinrich.senate.gov/record.cfm?id=344132.Senator Martin Heinrich is the junior United States Senator for New Mexico. Elected in 2012, Heinrich serves on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources, Intelligence, and Joint Economic Committees.)
"Investing in the …in the region.
11/16/13
Jesuit BH Mexico Border Infrastructure
Tournament: Newman Smith | Round: 1 | Opponent: Berkner | Judge: 1AC – Plan The United States federal government should increase cooperative investment in land ports of entry with Mexico.
1AC – North American Integration Advantage 1 : North American Integration North American regional economic strength is vulnerable. A breakdown of cooperation with Mexico would cause the decline of American power. Clarkson and Mildenberger ‘11 Stephen Clarkson, professor of political economy, University of Toronto, and former fellow, Woodrow Wilson Center Matto Mildenberger, Ph.D. student, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies Dependent America?: How Canada and Mexico Construct Us Power p. 272
The United States’ relationship… self-induced fall.
The plan solves, Cooperation between the US and Mexico creates North American regional integration and stability. Zamora 2011 Stephen Zamora Leonard B. Rosenberg Professor of Law, University of Houston Law Center. Villanova Law Review 2011 Villanova Law Review 56 Vill. L. Rev. 631 RETHINKING NORTH AMERICA: WHY NAFTAand#39;S LAISSEZ FAIRE APPROACH TO INTEGRATION IS FLAWED, AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT Lexis
As already noted,… changes, and energy.
Lack of infrastructure will result in regional trade deterioration – collapses the NAFTA agenda Peters, 09 – Enrique Dussel, professor at the Graduate School of Economics, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (“Manufacturing Competitiveness: Toward a Regional Development Agenda,” The Future of North American Trade Policy: Lessons from NAFTA, Pardee Center, November 2009, http://www.ase.tufts.edu/gdae/Pubs/rp/PardeeNAFTACh2PetersManufNov09.pdf)
One of the Mexican… regional development issues.
Mexico’s economic stability is the crucial factor in determining the success of North America as a trade region. Rubio 2013 Luis Rubio is director general of CIDAC (Center of Research for Development), an independent research institution devoted to the study of economic and political policy issues. He is a prolific writer on political, economic and international subjects. Before joining CIDAC, in the 1970and#39;s he was planning director of Citibank in Mexico and served as an adviser to Mexicoand#39;s Secretary of the Treasury. He holds a diploma in Financial Management and his MA and PhD in political science are from Brandeis University. “Mexico Matters: Change in Mexico and Its Impact Upon the United States” Wilson Center April 12 http://wilsoncenter.org/sites/default/files/rubio_mexico_matters.pdf
Mexico’s stability is … the U.S. evolves.
Growing a strong US-Mexican relationship is a prerequisite to continued US power projection and supremacy. Pastor 12 Robert A. Pastor is professor and director of the Center for North American Studies at American University. Pastor served as National Security Advisor on Latin America during the Carter Administration. “Beyond the Continental Divide” From the July/August 2012 issue of The American Interest http://www.the-american-interest.com/article.cfm?piece=1269
Most Americans think … that truth either.
This is true for the entire globe – Mexico is a key pillar for U.S. hegemony Smith 13 Simon Bolivar Professor of Latin American Studies at University of California in San Diego.1 He has been president of the Latin American Studies Association since 1989, Ph.D. in Comparative Politics, Latin America from Columbia University “Global Scenarios and Bilateral Priorities” Mexico and the United States : the politics of partnership I Peter H. Smith and Andrew Selee, editors. P. 19-20
A more nuanced interpretation … attention from policymakers.
Loss of American power projection capacity causes global war. Brooks, Ikenberry, and Wohlforth ’13 (Stephen, Associate Professor of Government at Dartmouth College, John Ikenberry is the Albert G. Milbank Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University, William C. Wohlforth is the Daniel Webster Professor in the Department of Government at Dartmouth College “Don’t Come Home America: The Case Against Retrenchment,” International Security, Vol. 37, No. 3 (Winter 2012/13), pp. 7–51)
A core premise of … rather than shrinking.
AND, statistics prove – Collapse of US leadership causes great power war and extinction Barnett 11 (Thomas P.M., Former Senior Strategic Researcher and Professor in the Warfare Analysis and Research Department, Center for Naval Warfare Studies, U.S. Naval War College American military geostrategist and Chief Analyst at Wikistrat., worked as the Assistant for Strategic Futures in the Office of Force Transformation in the Department of Defense, “The New Rules: Leadership Fatigue Puts U.S., and Globalization, at Crossroads,” March 7, CMR)
Events in Libya … Century now unfolding.
1AC - Solvency The plan solves – expanding and improving physical border infrastructure is necessary to facilitate cross-border trade. Hutchins 2008 Dwight Hutchins Senior Executive, Global Managing Director, Health Public Service Strategy, Accenture Consulting; M.P.A from the JFK School of Government at Harvard University, M.B.A. Northwestern University, and B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Tennessee. “IMPROVING ECONOMIC OUTCOMES BY REDUCING BORDER DELAYS FACILITATING THE VITAL FLOW OF COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC ACROSS THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER” This study, commissioned by the Department of Commerceand#39;s International Trade Administration, was conducted by Accenture in association with HDR Decision Economics and Crossborder Group Inc. http://shapleigh.org/system/reporting_document/file/487/DRAFT_Reducing_Border_Delays_Findings_and_Options_vFinal_03252008.pdf
An expansion of physical … of peak demand.
And, the plan facilitates improved US-Mexico cooperation while streamlining ports of entry Bonner and Rozental 2009 Robert C. Bonner Former Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Former Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration Andrés Rozental Former Deputy Foreign Minister of Mexico; Former President and Founder Mexican Council on Foreign Relations (COMEXI) “Managing the United States-Mexico Border: Cooperative Solutions to Common Challenges “ Report of the Binational Task Force on the United States-Mexico Border http://www.pacificcouncil.org/document.doc?id=30
The solutions ¶ We … and Border Protection.
Mexico says yes - Mexico is a ready and willing partner for border infrastructure improvements, but the United States has to be the first mover – plan would catalyze growth in legal trade
O’Neil 2013 Shannon Oand#39;Neil is Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), “Mexico Makes It: A Transformed Society, Economy, and Government” March/April 2013 Foreign Affairs http://www.cfr.org/mexico/mexico-makes/p30098
BORDER BUDDIES Since … overall economic growth.
Third, expanding border crossing would pose no risk to security – minor investments on expediting flows would reap massive economic returns
Bonner and Rozental 2009 Robert C. Bonner Former Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Former Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration Andrés Rozental Former Deputy Foreign Minister of Mexico; Former President and Founder Mexican Council on Foreign Relations (COMEXI) “Managing the United States-Mexico Border: Cooperative Solutions to Common Challenges “ Report of the Binational Task Force on the United States-Mexico Border http://www.pacificcouncil.org/document.doc?id=30
Congestion at crossing … about this average
Finally, plan solves border security – the majority and illicit trafficking happens at legitimate POEs
Tournament: Plano West | Round: 2 | Opponent: Colleyville CL | Judge: Carswell 1AC – Plan The United States federal government should increase cooperative investment in land ports of entry with Mexico.
1AC – North American Integration Advantage 1 : North American Integration North American regional economic strength is vulnerable. A breakdown of cooperation with Mexico would cause the decline of American power. Clarkson and Mildenberger ‘11 Stephen Clarkson, professor of political economy, University of Toronto, and former fellow, Woodrow Wilson Center Matto Mildenberger, Ph.D. student, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies Dependent America?: How Canada and Mexico Construct Us Power p. 272
“The United States’… self-induced fall.”
Lack of infrastructure will result in regional trade deterioration – collapses the NAFTA agenda Peters, 09 – Enrique Dussel, professor at the Graduate School of Economics, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (“Manufacturing Competitiveness: Toward a Regional Development Agenda,” The Future of North American Trade Policy: Lessons from NAFTA, Pardee Center, November 2009, http://www.ase.tufts.edu/gdae/Pubs/rp/PardeeNAFTACh2PetersManufNov09.pdf)
“One of the… regional development issues.”
Mexico’s economic stability is the crucial factor in determining the success of North America as a trade region. Rubio 2013 Luis Rubio is director general of CIDAC (Center of Research for Development), an independent research institution devoted to the study of economic and political policy issues. He is a prolific writer on political, economic and international subjects. Before joining CIDAC, in the 1970's he was planning director of Citibank in Mexico and served as an adviser to Mexico's Secretary of the Treasury. He holds a diploma in Financial Management and his MA and PhD in political science are from Brandeis University. “Mexico Matters: Change in Mexico and Its Impact Upon the United States” Wilson Center April 12 http://wilsoncenter.org/sites/default/files/rubio_mexico_matters.pdf
“Mexico’s stability is… the U.S. evolves.”
North American integration key to solve democracy, disease, and the environment Céspedes ‘8 – Diplomat in Residence, School of International Service and Senior Fellow,Center for North American Studies Ernesto, North America, Security, and the Next US¶ National Security Strategy:¶ A Reflection, April 29, http://www.american.edu/sis/cnas/upload/0804Cespedes_Reflection.pdf, CMR
“Currently, more than… rapid environmental erosion”
Independently, Regional integration and a strong US-Mexican relationship is a prerequisite to continued US power projection and supremacy. Pastor 12 Robert A. Pastor is professor and director of the Center for North American Studies at American University. Pastor served as National Security Advisor on Latin America during the Carter Administration. “Beyond the Continental Divide” From the July/August 2012 issue of The American Interest http://www.the-american-interest.com/article.cfm?piece=1269
“Most Americans think… that truth either”
Loss of American power projection capacity causes global war. Brooks et al ’13 (Stephen, Associate Professor of Government at Dartmouth College, John Ikenberry is the Albert G. Milbank Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University, William C. Wohlforth is the Daniel Webster Professor in the Department of Government at Dartmouth College “Don’t Come Home America: The Case Against Retrenchment,” International Security, Vol. 37, No. 3 (Winter 2012/13), pp. 7–51)
“A core premise… rather than shrinking”
AND, statistics prove – Collapse of US leadership causes great power war and extinction Barnett 11 (Thomas P.M., Former Senior Strategic Researcher and Professor in the Warfare Analysis and Research Department, Center for Naval Warfare Studies, U.S. Naval War College American military geostrategist and Chief Analyst at Wikistrat., worked as the Assistant for Strategic Futures in the Office of Force Transformation in the Department of Defense, “The New Rules: Leadership Fatigue Puts U.S., and Globalization, at Crossroads,” March 7, CMR)
“Events in Libya… Century now unfolding”
1AC - Solvency The plan solves – expanding and improving physical border infrastructure is necessary to facilitate cross-border trade. Hutchins 2008 Dwight Hutchins Senior Executive, Global Managing Director, Health Public Service Strategy, Accenture Consulting; M.P.A from the JFK School of Government at Harvard University, M.B.A. Northwestern University, and B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Tennessee. “IMPROVING ECONOMIC OUTCOMES BY REDUCING BORDER DELAYS FACILITATING THE VITAL FLOW OF COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC ACROSS THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER” This study, commissioned by the Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration, was conducted by Accenture in association with HDR Decision Economics and Crossborder Group Inc. http://shapleigh.org/system/reporting_document/file/487/DRAFT_Reducing_Border_Delays_Findings_and_Options_vFinal_03252008.pdf
“An expansion of… of peak demand.”
And, the plan facilitates improved US-Mexico cooperation while streamlining ports of entry Bonner and Rozental 2009 Robert C. Bonner Former Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Former Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration Andrés Rozental Former Deputy Foreign Minister of Mexico; Former President and Founder Mexican Council on Foreign Relations (COMEXI) “Managing the United States-Mexico Border: Cooperative Solutions to Common Challenges “ Report of the Binational Task Force on the United States-Mexico Border http://www.pacificcouncil.org/document.doc?id=30
“The solutions We… and Border Protection.”
Mexico says yes - Mexico is a ready and willing partner for border infrastructure improvements, but the United States has to be the first mover – plan would catalyze growth in legal trade
O’Neil 2013 Shannon O'Neil is Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), “Mexico Makes It: A Transformed Society, Economy, and Government” March/April 2013 Foreign Affairs http://www.cfr.org/mexico/mexico-makes/p30098
“BORDER BUDDIES Since… overall economic growth.”
The plan solves, Cooperation between the US and Mexico creates North American regional integration and stability. Zamora 2011 Stephen Zamora Leonard B. Rosenberg Professor of Law, University of Houston Law Center. Villanova Law Review 2011 Villanova Law Review 56 Vill. L. Rev. 631 RETHINKING NORTH AMERICA: WHY NAFTA'S LAISSEZ FAIRE APPROACH TO INTEGRATION IS FLAWED, AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT Lexis
“As already noted… changes, and energy.”
Finally, plan solves border security – the majority and illicit trafficking happens at legitimate POEs
Third, expanding border crossing would pose no risk to security – minor investments on expediting flows would reap massive economic returns
Bonner and Rozental 2009 Robert C. Bonner Former Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Former Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration Andrés Rozental Former Deputy Foreign Minister of Mexico; Former President and Founder Mexican Council on Foreign Relations (COMEXI) “Managing the United States-Mexico Border: Cooperative Solutions to Common Challenges “ Report of the Binational Task Force on the United States-Mexico Border http://www.pacificcouncil.org/document.doc?id=30
