Federal Inaction on Budget Could Weaken Security, Trade
The same week Texas Democrats touted the results of a government study that shows border communities are safe, a federal stalemate could shrink the law enforcement build-up that helped make those results possible.
On Friday, the first phase of sequestration — the automatic budget cuts that could total as much as $1.2 trillion over 10 years — will take effect if Congress fails to reach agreement on how to curb federal spending.
Border officials warned lawmakers that sweeping cuts to the U.S. Border Patrol and Customs and Border Protection could significantly alter the economics and security of the region ...
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Aron Pena via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Come on Julian, you and I both know this isn't true. When you have Cartel members running in Democratic Party primaries you know there is a problem.
richard jung
Excuse my ignorance but how can these reductions affect anything. The amount to be spent is increasing just not as rapidly. Even if they are REAL cuts (which they are not) there is so much fat and pork in Federal spending that it should be easily resolved. When Guilanni cut NYC budget by 10% all of the departments said they could not do it without doom and gloom. He told them to take a good hard look at their busgets or HIS finance director would. They found the cuts--no one was hurt.
Meme Me
There has been no reduction in the number of illegal entries across our border.
It is all propaganda.
Last year the US Border Patrol agents were told to stay in their offices and stop going into the field and apprehending illegal aliens.
Stanley Moore via Texas Tribune on Facebook
"This"? What "this"?
Cartel member ??
Aron Pena via Texas Tribune on Facebook
This is an everyday occurrence in my neck of the woods.
inhttp://www.valleycentral.com/m/news/story?id=719647#.UTATQPq9LCQ
Aron Pena via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Nothing to see down here. Everything is very safe. Shhhhhh! Where is the major media outlets on this????!!!!! http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/Allegations-of-drug-loads-being-protected-land-4-4115328.php