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Wake Forest | 2 | Groves OR | Whit Whitmore |
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Wake Forest | 4 | Polytechnic HM | Ross Garrett |
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Wake Forest | 4 | Opponent: Polytechnic HM | Judge: Ross Garrett 1AC = Mexico Border Infrastructure |
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Mexico Border Infrastructure 1ACTournament: Wake Forest | Round: 2 | Opponent: Groves OR | Judge: Whit Whitmore 1AC — PlanThe United States federal government should facilitate improved efficiency and reduced congestion at ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border.1AC — U.S. Global Leadership AdvantageAdvantage One: U.S. Global LeadershipFirst, U.S.-Mexico trade is the lynchpin of American manufacturing — it’s key to prevent outsourcing of production and jobs.Wilson 11 — Christopher E. Wilson, Associate at the Mexico Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, previously served as a Mexico Analyst for the U.S. Military and as a researcher at American University’s Center for North American Studies, holds an M.A. in International Affairs from American University, 2011 (“Working Together: An Overview of Economic Integration,” Working Together: Economic Ties Between The United States and Mexico, Published by the Mexico Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, ISBN 1933549742, Available Online at http://www.wilsoncenter.org/sites/default/files/Working20Together20Full20Document.pdf, Accessed 09-01-2013, p. 21-24) Second, strong American manufacturing is vital to economic growth, competitiveness, and innovation.Ezell 12 — Stephen Ezell, Senior Analyst with the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation—a non-partisan research and educational institute and think tank whose mission is to formulate and promote public policies to advance technological innovation and productivity, former head of the Global Service Innovation Consortium at Peer Insight—an innovation research and consulting firm, holds a B.S. from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University with an Honors Certificate from Georgetown’s Landegger International Business Diplomacy program, 2012 (“Why the United States Needs a National Manufacturing Strategy,” Innovations: Technology, Governance, Globalization, Volume 7, Number 3, Available Online to Subscribing Institutions via Project MUSE, p. 179-183) Third, economic growth is crucial to address all global challenges — the impact is linear.Silk 93 — Leonard Silk, Distinguished Professor of Economics at Pace University, Senior Research Fellow at the Ralph Bunche Institute on the United Nations at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, and former Economics Columnist with the New York Times, 1993 (“Dangers of Slow Growth,” Foreign Affairs, Available Online to Subscribing Institutions via Lexis-Nexis) Fourth, competitiveness is necessary to prevent great power conflict.Baru 9 — Sanjaya Baru, Visiting Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and Institute of South Asian Studies (Singapore), 2009 (“Year of the power shift?,” Seminar, #593, January, Available Online at http://www.india-seminar.com/2009/593/593_sanjaya_baru.htm, Accessed 05-21-2013) Fifth, innovation is vital to maintain the defense industrial base and U.S. technological leadership.Yudken 10 — Joel S. Yudken, Principal and Founder of High Road Strategies, LLC—a nationally known expert on industrial, energy, economic development, and technology policy issues, Sectoral Economist and Technology Policy Analyst in the Public Policy Department of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, former member of the National Research Council’s Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design, holds an M.S. in Engineering-Economic Systems and a Ph.D. in Technology and Society from Stanford University, 2010 (“Conclusion,” Manufacturing Insecurity: Americaand#39;s Manufacturing Crisis and the Erosion of the U.S. Defense Industrial Base, Report Prepared for the Industrial Union Council of the AFL-CIO, September, Available Online at http://www.aflcio.org/content/download/3665/38375/manuffull_092010.pdf, Accessed 09-01-2013) Sixth, a strong defense industrial base is necessary to deter global conflict. Seventh, U.S. leadership is vital and sustainable — the right policies will prevent decline.Lieber 13 — Robert J. Lieber, Professor of Government and International Affairs at Georgetown University, has held fellowships from the Guggenheim, Rockefeller and Ford Foundations, the Council on Foreign Relations, and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, holds a Ph.D. from the Department of Government at Harvard University, 2013 (“Against the Idea of American Decline,” inFocus Quarterly—the Jewish Policy Centerand#39;s journal, Volume VII, Number 2, Summer, Available Online at http://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/4398/american-decline, Accessed 08-17-2013) Eighth, U.S. leadership structurally decreases the risk of every proximate cause — best data.Owen 11 — John Owen, Associate Professor in the Department of Politics at the University of Virginia, Faculty Fellow at the University of Virginia’s Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture, holds a Ph.D. in international relations from Harvard University, 2011 (“Don’t Discount Hegemony,” Cato Unbound, February 11th, Available Online at http://www.cato-unbound.org/2011/02/11/john-owen/dont-discount-hegemony/, Accessed 04-14-2013) Unfortunately, status quo shortfalls in border infrastructure hamper trade.First, inefficiency and congestion at the border cause uncertainty and higher costs. Second, trade is unsustainable without improvements — rising demand. Fortunately, the plan solves by improving efficiency and reducing congestion. 1AC — U.S.-Mexico Relations AdvantageAdvantage Two: U.S.-Mexico RelationsFirst, bilateral border investments are crucial to improve U.S.-Mexico relations. Second, U.S.-Mexico relations are vital to the success of global democracy promotion — Mexico is the crucial test case. Third, effective democracy promotion is crucial to global stability — it solves the root cause of major impacts.Miller 12 — Paul D. Miller, Assistant Professor in the Department of Regional and Analytical Studies at the College of International Security Affairs at the National Defense University, serves as an Officer in the U.S. Army Reserve and was deployed to Afghanistan in 2002, served as Director for Afghanistan on the National Security Council from 2007 to 2009, served as a political analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency specializing in South Asia, holds a Masters in Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and a Ph.D. in International Relations from Georgetown University, 2012 (“American Grand Strategy and the Democratic Peace,” Survival: Global Politics and Strategy, Volume 54, Issue 2, Available Online to Subscribing Institutions via Taylor and Francis Online) | 9/7/13 |
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