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TBC Statement on President’s
State of the Union Address
EAGLE PASS, Texas (January 24, 2012) – Eagle Pass Mayor and Texas Border Coalition Chairman Ramsey Cantu issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union address this evening before a joint session of Congress:
“President Obama missed an opportunity for bold action this evening by failing to sign on to a strategy that refocuses America’s border security priorities where our nation is most vulnerable: at the legal border crossings.
“Powerful drug cartels from Mexico continue to enjoy commercial success along the Southwestern border, smuggling more drugs than ever into the country through these legal crossings.
“It’s unfortunate the president did not mention these developments in the speech or the fact that the Department of Homeland Security has yet to develop a cohesive strategy to confront them.
“A sensible approach would be to attack the drug smuggling operations where they occur and anticipate where they might move in response – a strategy that requires greater federal investment in more U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel and technology.”
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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
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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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