It is no secret that Texas shares the largest border with Mexico. It is also not a secret that Texans are tired of influence of Mexican drug cartels in Texas, especially in the border towns. Governor Rick Perry has recently said that Texas will fight back and I completely agree with him. Mexico is riddled with corruption and the inability of the Mexican government to do anything about its problems is affecting Texas and United States in general. I believe that we should issue an ultimatum to Mexico. The time to stand aside and let people get killed over drugs has to stop. Texas and Mexico are its biggest trading partners and in order for that to continue, both the Mexican Government and Texan Government must do something about it. I think Texas should enforce stricter punishments for drug trafficking as well as human trafficking.
My methods might seem harsh but it is necessary to protect Texas as well as Mexico. Time and time again we hear of Texans getting killed in border town as well as in Mexico just for being there. Rick Perry should also ask for Federal help in order to protect Texas and America in general. Our policy towards Mexico is strict but is not strict enough. I believe that we should also give incentives to Mexicans to curb violence. For example, we can increase our trade with Mexico if they cut down on violence. This will ensure that both Mexico and Texas is safe from drug violence and we can continue having a prosperous relationship with our neighbors.
The Post above, Texas Should Do More to Protect Its Borders, brings up a great topic. My classmate explained how the relationship between Texas and Mexico is important and vital to both of us. Texas' main gulf port is the Gulf of Mexico so it is very important that we keep a healthy relationship with them, but the drug cartel and the advances of illegal immigration is putting Texas between a rock and hard place.
ReplyDeleteAs my classmate brought up the facts that we are losing American's due to the lack of successful border patrol. This should be taken very seriously, but what we have tried to do has left us in the same spot that we started. He also suggested that Texas implement stricter punishment for human and drug trafficking. Although I do not think this is a bad idea, I do not think it will solve the border problems that are occurring. A drastic measure is going to have to be taken, to them that is a slap on the wrist to what the drug cartel will do to them and their families for trying to leave. There is just too many people involved with the Mexican drug cartel for the law to scare them away. Their retaliation to our stricter laws is simple, they will continue murdering more Americans, most from the Texas border.
To be quite honest, I do not even know where to start perfecting our border patrol so I did a little research to see what Governor Rick Perry has to say. In the article “PERRY: Texas will fight back We won't stand by while Mexican border violence kills” from the Washington Post, Perry has extended the training of the Border Patrol and has added aviation into this unit. This has been costly advance, but not very he notes that it has not been as effective as he hoped for. Perry addresses the fact that it is time for the Obama administration to focus on the severity of this problem and lend us a helping hand. He wrote Obama last summer with little response to our need. Perry is doing what Texas can afford and is trying combat this “war” to the best of his ability.
To the post above, I think this is a very interesting story. I had no idea the drug problem in Mexico was so intense, I had no idea so many lives were being destroyed over the drug cartel and for all the innocent deaths of people for just being in the wrong area at the wrong time. I heard a story of a couple who where on jet skis right before they were going to move back into the US because of the danger, that got killed because they got to close to some drug deal.
ReplyDeleteMexico has no control over its people and those drug dealers will do anything to get their money, even it if it means destroying their country. I don't want that for Texas. I know everyone is so upset about illegal immigrants coming into the United States, but maybe if we could make it a little easier for the people to become citizens then they wouldn't feel the need to sneak over here.
I do feel that Texas should step up and crack down on the drug problem that is happening so close to home. These people are going to have to widen their area and they will start to come into Texas and ruin out state. I think it's time for Perry to make some hard decisions and help Mexico with their problems.