Posted on Jun 26, 2017
Police commander, at least 10 others killed in Mexican state
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So here is something to think about/discuss. Why should we build and pay for the wall ourselves. This violence is financed by the drug problem in the US. Would a wall stop all the drugs no but it would cut down on it and therefore cut down on the violence. We have a epidemic of drug use in our country that is causing death on both sides of the border. Here it is overdoses their it is this type of violence. Both countries need to step up the fight in this war.
Police commander, at least 10 others killed in Mexican state
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I agree with you. I would have rather framed the problem around a Failed State on our Southern boarder and also the human trafficking problem. We see on the news almost weekly how a teenage girl is saved from a life of prostitution here in San Antonio. There is an entire network here moving young women from the boarder region up thru Texas to exploit these young children yet everyone is focused on the inhumanity of a protective barrier.
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You are very correct that is another part of the issue and the organized crime groups in places like San Antonio. I was part of the South Texas Anti Terrorism Task force before I retired and I was shocked to hear about the stuff that goes on in our own back yard. Human trafficking is horrific and again a wall will not end that but it will curtail it in the border regions and the gateways like San Antonio where it fans out from.
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LCDR (Join to see) - We moved outside of San Antonio after I retired and we had no clue. Slowly just by watching the local news you can tell something is not right in San Antonio. And the politicians are allowing it to expand by the Sanctuary City decision. I had seen figures where in San Antonio alone 200k females are trafficked.
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LTC (Join to see) - I live in Spring Branch now so I am isolated from the City, only go there to catch a plan and occasional meetings. When we first retired I bought a house in New Braunfels because I already knew how bad things were in the City and my kids were still in school. Now it is not uncommon for me to not leave the house all weekend (well the property) so I am completely out of touch now more than ever.
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LCDR (Join to see) - Same here. We live in LaVernia and I rarely go into town. I think the politicians of SA are very much part of the problem and why we are seeing the murder rate and the explosion of drugs to go unchecked and move into the outlaying towns.
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I have never thought that the wall was a good idea. They'll go over it, under it, and around it. My solution would be to target the cartels with lethal force....but no one's asking me.
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Although I am not opposed to the wall, it would be less expensive to eliminate the magnets that draw illegals here and be more aggressive in enforcement of existing laws. In conjunction with a solid guest worker program to meet our labor needs. The wall will have little effect on our ready market for drugs. Ergo, the traffic will continue. BTW, the opioid epidemic isn't caused by drug trafficking. Our Meth problems are due to local production. I see no solution to our USA drug problems, and I normally have an answer for any problem. :)
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MCPO Roger Collins Yes Master Chief a better guest worker program has to be a part of the solution. Won't help the violence but our economy depends on the extra labor.
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