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TBC Statement on Border Security Results Act of 2013 by U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul
McALLEN, Texas (April 9, 2013) – The Texas Border Coalition (TBC) today issued the following statement in response to The Border Security Results Act of 2013 by U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas. U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, introduced an identical version of the measure in the Senate.
"The Texas Border Coalition appreciates the work that Sen. Cornyn and Rep. McCall are doing to establish markers on what it will cost to achieve operational control of the U.S.-Mexico border.
"The federal government has spent more than $90 billion over the past decade to secure the border. The results are mixed: apprehension rates are up for illegal crossings in the frontier between our official border crossings. Yet, powerful drug cartels from Mexico continue to enjoy commercial success along the border, smuggling more drugs than ever into the country through these border crossings. It's an unfortunate fact that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has not developed a cohesive strategy to correct this imbalance.
“We have long said that the U.S. needs well-built, equipped and staffed border crossings that can interdict lawbreakers and facilitate legitimate trade and travel. That includes $6 billion to meet the border's infrastructure requirements and 6,000 new front line Customs inspectors.
"Meanwhile, our immigration system is broken and until the U.S. has a well-run system that expands avenues for legal workers and cracks down on unlawful hiring, illegal border crossings will continue. TBC will keep working with our senators and representatives in Congress and with the White House to enact comprehensive immigration reform.”
TBC Praises
New Law
to Curb Fraud
in State’s
Export Sales Tax Rebate Program
TBC is hailing a new law
that will curb fraud in
Texas’ export sales tax
rebate program.
The Legislature passed the measure during the
regular session
and it became law
on June 17.
New TBC Report
Sheds Light On
America’s
Border Security
Blunders
Analysis shows
lack of strategy,
investment in
border crossings
facilitates and empowers
Mexico’s drug cartels
The Texas Border Coalition is the collective voice of border communities on issues that affect Texas-Mexico border region quality of life. TBC is comprised of mayors and city council members, county judges and other county executives, and business and community leaders. We represent more than 2.5 million people in dozens of Texas border communities from Brownsville to El Paso.
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