Well firstly, that points certainly at the need for international standards on biometrics that would move in the same direction so that we can have the same technical requirements.

We would certainly welcome the recipient nation to put their inspectors on our shores, if they wanted to make that investment to help protect that shipment that is outgoing.

As we learned after President Herbert Hoover signed the Smoot-Hawley tariff at the outset of the Great Depression, vibrant international trade is a key component to economic recovery; hindering trade is a recipe for disaster.

We recognize that it is not only inbound but also outbound (cargo) that can pose a risk as well.

I don't want to stop and build protectionism out there, but I certainly don't mind tough negotiation with our trade partners.

Whether you're looking at manufacturing and the use of robotics or the knowledge industries, they need computer programmers.