U.S., Mexico police unite to fight border crime

I currently read an article that was in posted on USA Today, by Dennis Wagner that I thought was interesting and worth sharing. 

A joint operation between the U.S. Border Patrol, Mexican federal police and about 60 U.S. state federal, tribal and local police agencies had have great success.  The benefits of this has been making drug seizures and arresting undocumented immigrants.  There have been arrest of 270,00 illegal border crossers, seizure of 1.6 million pounds of marijuana and the recovery of $13 million in cash.  These efforts will also go to help the flow of illegal immigrants and drug smugglers in Arizona. 

With the collaboration of the Mexican President Felipe Calderon and the U.S. President Barack Obama they are sharing the responsibility to fight the smuggling cartels on the border.  This means that the cartels and smugglers will find it more difficult to cross the border.  Although this effort is helping the problem at the moment more needs to be done to reduce the drug consumption.  The border is still overrun with violence and is out of control, both Mexico and the United States are willing to work together to reduce and stop the problem.  There is training and on going communication to stranghten the fight against this war.

I found this article to be a breath of fresh air and found some hope.  For two countries could come together and fight a large, deadly issue.  There are lives lost, drugs sold to our children, people stolen every day that should happen.  I know that there is bad in the world but enough is enough.  It is no longer safe to cross the border or be any where close to it because of all of the crime and drug cartel.  You should feel safe in your country and to a visiting country. When it is no longer safe to take a family vacation to a beautiful country something needs to change and change now.  Innocent Men, Women, and children have lost their lives for drugs, and money.

I will keep following the progress that is going on with the U.S. and Mexico to end this unnecessary war.  I hope that you too will read this article and follow the progress.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-02-09-us-mexico-police-border_N.htm