Mexican meth: Stop this illegal immigrant

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In yet another example of how America's lax border security is endangering national security, several state attorneys general held a conference on Wednesday to bring attention to the rapidly expanding problem of Mexican meth.

Methamphetamine is a highly addictive narcotic that is destroying lives across America. States, including New Hampshire, have cracked down on local meth labs by making it more difficult to purchase the ingredients. But as those local labs have disappeared, the demand has not. It is being filled with more potent meth imported by organized criminals from Mexico.

Virginia Attorney General Robert McDonnell estimates that as much as 90 percent of the meth in his state is imported from Mexico, The Washington Post reported on Thursday. Instead of meth made by local low-lifes, this stuff often is tied to gangs and violent Mexican drug cartels.

What is Washington doing about it? Nothing. Border control does not interest the Bush administration or Congress. They're both too concerned about drying up the supply of cheap labor.

While Washington keeps the borders porous so big donors can have a steady supply of low-wage employees, what Virginia's McDonnell calls "probably the ugliest drug that has come down the pike in 40 years" is destroying the lives of thousands of young people from California to Maine.

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