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Napolitano invites congressional leadership to visit U.S.-Mexico border
By Jordy Yager - 02/10/11 06:23 PM ET

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has invited members of the House and Senate leadership to visit the U.S.-Mexico border and see the White House’s latest efforts to curtail drug and weapon smuggling and illegal immigration.

Napolitano said the trip, proposed for some time this the spring, would allow the lawmakers to see for themselves the increased levels of security and safety that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has created along the southwest border.

Lawmakers and local politicians in the southwest border region have criticized Napolitano and President Obama over the past two years for not doing enough to secure the border, saying that the uptick in Mexican drug cartel violence is trickling into the U.S.

But Napolitano says the border is the safest it has been in recent years. And the former Arizona governor defended the steps the administration has taken, saying that the confiscation of illegal goods increased across the board in the last fiscal year as compared to the previous year.

“Despite these facts, the situation on the border continues to be mischaracterized, and I am concerned that this is hurting the morale of our law enforcement personnel and the local economies of border towns,â€