Pulling ICE Agents from immigration worksite and detention to sit in the desert and not enforce immigration laws. They are going to watch for the export of guns and money, while the illegal aliens sending the drugs and money will run a muck across the country.


U.S. may see a rise in drug-related crimes, Napolitano says
By Jeff Bliss
Bloomberg News
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 03.25.2009

advertisementMexico's drug-related violence is so pervasive that even a new initiative increasing the number of agents at the border may not prevent a rise in crime in the U.S., Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said today.

"While we are bolstering our efforts against spillover violence, we do not discount we could see an increase in some crimes," she told the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in prepared remarks.

The Department of Homeland Security plans to redeploy 360 officers and agents to the border to fight violence.

Although Napolitano didn't say which crimes may increase, lawmakers have said they are concerned with rising drug-related kidnappings in Phoenix and the spread of Mexican cartel networks that extend to Anchorage, Alaska. Still, violence in U.S. border cities has remained low compared with their Mexican counterparts.

Napolitano and other administration officials yesterday outlined plans to place more customs and law-enforcement personnel at the border to stop guns and money from being sent from the U.S. to Mexico. The agents also will work with Mexican authorities to stop northbound shipments of marijuana, cocaine and methamphetamine.

The Obama administration has increased its focus on Mexican violence recently, and today Secretary of State Hillary Clinton embarked on a trip to Mexico City, in part to discuss the new initiative. Napolitano and Attorney General Eric Holder will travel to Mexico next week, and President Barack Obama will attend a regional conference in Trinidad and Tobago on April 16.

Increasing Agents

In her testimony, Napolitano gave more details about the new law enforcement push. The Department of Homeland Security will increase to 190 from 95 the number of agents dedicated to special border task forces made up of federal, state, local and Mexican law enforcement.
These task forces have been successful, making 2,034 criminal arrests since 2005, she said.

Napolitano will send 12 additional Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to join the 24 already working with authorities in Mexican cities.
Nine mobile X-ray machines are being transferred to the southwest border, and 100 Border Patrol agents are being deployed to inspect southbound traffic.

In addition, 75 Customs and Border Protection officers are being readied to help with inspections.

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