Castaneda makes good sense but nobody in Congress is listening. They do not want to hear anything about it. As they say in Mexico,
"Nada por nada." Or "nothing for nothing." It a phrase that explains how deep corruption runs in both nations. Basically it means "If you want something, you must to pay for it" or "If you want concessions you have to give me what I want." Right now the border is controlled by Mexican and Salvadoran drug gangs. They are known as the Zetas and they control all the smuggling on both sides of the border. The Zetas are Mexican commandos and operate covertly in the U.S. They were highly trained by the best people we have in the CIA and U.S. military.
Want to learn more? Recently, reports were published in the Dallas Morning News about links between the Zetas and Arab terrorist groups. Oh, there are reports saying that they have even smuggled nukes into the U.S. But, "what the hey," as they say in Congress.
But nobody listens to me, anyway. Just a geezer living in the Peoples Republic of Oregon. Or, should I say, "Republica del Norte ?"
Well,I'll listen to you.Thanks for the link.Yesterdays Trib had a brief reference to the Dallas paper and an article about Mexican trucking and criminal gangs.
I live in southwestern Pennsylvania and I think the Pittsburgh Tribune Review is one of America's best newspapers.I'm also a big Pirate's fan,so what do I know!:)