Defend the border!

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I have chosen to review an article by Texas Fred detailing the events near the Mexican border entitled “Texas Town on High Alert - Braces for Cartel Gun Battle”. In the article Fred sites news articles by Fox News and the Christian Science Monitor. The Fox News article reports on a small Texas border town, Fort Hancock, that is receiving “political refugees” seeking refuge from a coming onslaught by a powerful drug cartel. The second articles tells of an Arizona rancher that was killed and the trail of the suspect led to the Mexican border, leading to speculation that the killer may be an illegal immigrant. Fred Expresses a typical South Texas attitude of “I told ya so!”, which in my opinion as a south Texan is ab-so-lutley correct! He expresses his frustration at the typical citizens ignorance of the issues right on their own border.

While Fred expresses his opinions in a fashion seen on Fox News tickers, he has it very right in this situation. The violence in Mexico Has come to a point and place where it may threaten U.S. safety. The drug cartels were reported in the article to be extorting money from local parents, telling them they will kill their child if 5000 pesos (roughly $500) is not paid. This has caused a spill over into the Unites States of people asking for political asylum. While I’m not sure how much “politics” is involved in the need of their asylum I will not say it should be denied either. The American ideal is that all people are created equal and deserve rights, I see no reason why this should not apply to innocent civilians.

In the Christian Science Monitor article it tells of an Arizona rancher that was killed and left in his ATV with tracks leading straight to the border, assumingly left by his killer, possibly an illegal immigrant. The article also quotes Arizona Governor Bill Richardson as saying he would call the National Guard out if the violence continued. You may remember Gov. Richardson from the Republican presidential primary. It is also notable to say the Gov. Richardson is of Hispanic origin. Congratulations go to Gov. Richardson on having the values in American leadership to stand up for a united country, versus an attempt by some people to break this violent issue down to racism.

I may digress but some of the major issues with cartels are occurring from the rivalry of the Gulf Cartel and the Los Zetas. The former allies are now fighting a costly war with each other and many innocent people are being killed in the crossfire. The Los Zetas are reported to have connections to the ‘Ndrangheta , an Italian mob. The “original” Los Zetas were also recruited from the elite Mexican special forces unit GAFE, and they are reported as having training camps located near the border. The Gulf Cartel is not defenseless themselves… they carry large arsenals as well. What does all this mean? Can it be true? Mexican mob wars crossing into America? Yes people, it is true! The Zetas and their rivals have elite paramilitary units that are ready to fight. They are highly dangerous and trained in sophisticated military tactics. This being the case, they should be handled how they operate…as an army! Military involvement on either a state or federal level is only a matter of time, and understandably drug activity is typically a law enforcement role but military action must happen. They can not be allowed to threaten children and families! Bill Richardson may be the first to recognize the need for a military force on the border while this violence occurs, but he will not be the last. The longer this goes on the more north it goes and the closer it comes to me and my family. Surely if we are willing to chase after WMD’s in the desert we can defend our own borders!

Texas Town on High Alert – Braces for Cartel Gun Battle