Open to Attack: U.S. Land in Mexican Drug Smugglers’ Hands
Matt Mayer /
Nothing is more vital to a nation’s sovereignty than its ability to protect and control its territories, and that’s why it’s so appalling that the federal government essentially has given control over U.S. land to Mexican drug and smuggling gangs.
Under Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, the federal government is charged with providing for the common defense, which includes protecting America’s borders. Although small compared to the vastness of the border, this implicit bequeath of U.S. territory occurred in 2006 during President George W. Bush’s Administration and continues unabated today, despite U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano’s assertion that the border is more secure than ever. This section of land lacking any meaningful security presence is a global advertisement for al Qaeda to hire these Mexican human smugglers to get them safely into America to launch attacks on us.