In 2007, 26 San Diego County residents were kidnapped and held for ransom in Tijuana, Roarito Beach and Ensenada. Some were recovered, some were hurt, and some were killed. Kidnappings are a popular tactic among organized, well finances and violent kidnapping cells. These kidnapping are sophisticated operations similar to terrorist cells. This line of business is not about terrorizing people or retaliating, it is about making money. Due to the rapid increase in crime in Mexico, U.S. citizens are warned to be cautious when vacationing or doing business. Local and …
Once again the president said all the right words. Broken borders are no longer acceptable. Immigration laws have to be enforced. The sanctity of citizenship must be maintained. And America needs the right legal processes to get the workers it needs to fuel economic growth. The White House said the same last year, right before it signed off on a massive “comprehensive” immigration bill that would have achieved none of those goals. The president needed to do more to send the right the signal on the kinds of legislation that …
Two items from today’s news underscores again why one of the highest priorities for the next President must be to secure our nation’s lawless southern border. First, from the AP in Mexico City: “Mexican drug traffickers are the main suppliers of methamphetamine to the U.S. and produce enormous quantities of the drug despite government crackdowns, according to a recent U.S. Justice Department report. … Mexico now requires prescriptions for medicines that contain pseudoephedrine and blocks over-the-counter sales of the decongestant. But traffickers have adapted by using alternate routes to smuggle …
