Thread: Napolitano to visit S Texas for border briefing

Napolitano to visit S Texas for border briefing

Posted: Feb 16, 2012 9:04 AM
Updated: Feb 16, 2012 9:05 AM

McALLEN, Texas (AP) Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will visit South Texas next week to review Customs and Border Protection operations.

Homeland Security spokesman Matt Chandler says Napolitano will be in McAllen on Monday and Tuesday. She will receive briefings and observe efforts to secure the border.

The former Arizona governor also will meet with state and local law enforcement officials. Acting CBP Commissioner David Aguilar will join Napolitano.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry has been a vocal critic of the commitment to border security from President Barack Obama's administration, saying more needs to be done.

On Monday, a coalition of Texas border mayors, county administrators and economic development agencies criticized Obama's latest budget proposal for not including enough money to upgrade operations at ports of entry on the border.

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I think it would be ironic if one of those Fast and Furious guns found her .

Perhaps she should go as a goodwill ambassador for the Sierra Club and and pick up the trash and garbage at the border. She could take her little knapsack and compass and they could let her find her own way back.

Or, maybe she could go on a night tubing trip on the Rio Grande...