Congressman Poe talks border security
Monday, August 02, 2010

Anne McIlhany
Immigration issues theme of town hall meeting

It was less than two weeks ago that a major gun-battle broke out at the border of Texas and Mexico near Laredo – gangs forced citizens from their cars and then blocked the streets in Nuevo Laredo, and a bloodbath ensued.

Terrified residents in Laredo flooded the phone lines of the police department to notify law enforcement of gunfire and explosions.

According to Zapata County Sheriff Sigifredo (‘Sigi’) Gonzalez, this is not a shocking development, but a form of terrorism that is happening regularly on the United States/Mexico border.

Congressman Ted Poe hosted a Town Hall meeting in Kingwood last week to address the issues of border security and illegal immigration. He invited Zapata County Sheriff Sigifredo (Sigi) Gonzalez as a special guest to speak about the many challenges facing border sheriff’s today. Zapata County is just south of Laredo.



“What is happening on the border is domestic terrorism,â€