The Hill News

On December 17, 2010, I stood before the House of Representatives and once again expressed my deep concern about the ongoing violence in Mexico and at our southern border. This is no longer simply about stemming the flow of illegal drugs and immigrants. Our National security relies on strong and secure borders; however, the violence in Mexico is much more than a border issue. While our country has been distracted by other threats around the world, right in our own backyard Mexico has dissolved into organized crime and narcoterrorism. It is imperative that we work with the Mexican government to find solutions to the escalating and increasingly brutal violence, as we share nearly 2,000 miles of border with Mexico. As neighbors, our security is intertwined and our border problems are shared. We must be mutually accountable for the problems on our border and invested in a common security goal. 

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