FOR YOUR INFORMATION......article below!!!! Texas DPS is doing what the federal government should be doing....shutting down the Mexican drug cartels.....while the Border Patrol is busy dealing with the never-ending flood of illegal aliens crossing the South Texas border!!!! All Americans should be contacting their members of Congress and letting them know, loud and clear, that IMMEDIATE ACTION FOR A SECURE BORDER AND ENFORCEMENT OF U.S. LAWS IS NEEDED NOW.....NOT LATER!!! Congress must take action.....because Obama has once again turned his back on this country and the American people!!! The Constitution of the United States has been the law of this country for 238 years.....(not the 5-1/2 year-old Obama Constitution)!! If burglars break into your home....do you invite them to stay and live with you forever at your expense....or do you call law enforcement to come remove them?? If Americans must abide by the laws of this country....so should all illegal foreigners.....no exceptions!!! This country has not survived 238+ years by allowing foreigners from other countries to illegally invade it and take it over without putting up a fight....and now is not the time to start!! Pat Kennedy WTxCC Click on this link to watch the news video and check out other related KRGV-TV articles: krgv/news/hearings-shed-light-on-dps-surge-along-the-border/ **************************** SEE NOTE BELOW ARTICLE re meeting between Obama and Governor Rick Perry on Wednesday!! *********************************************** KRGV-TV Hearings Shed Light on DPS Surge Along the Border Jul 7, 2014 WESLACO - The state of Texas is conducting one of the most robust security operations to shut down Mexican drug cartels along the border, officials said. The Texas Department of Public Safety has a $1.3-million-a-week budget specifically for that purpose, state leaders said. Hours of congressional testimony shed some light on where that money is being spent. CHANNEL 5 NEWS compared the current strategy to a 21-day operation held in the region in 2013. If you can coordinate saturation patrols, you do it on the border, not 10 ... 15 miles away. You do it on the water, above the water and along the water. Youll shut down their opportunity to move people and products at the ports of entry, DPS Director Steve McCraw said during a state hearing last week. McCraw said the money is going to many agencies - including local police departments, sheriffs departments and game wardens. Some of that money is being used to pay for overtime. DPS troopers work 12-hour shifts mainly along areas south of Interstate 2, south of Boca Chica Blvd. in Brownsville and along Military Highway. They use boats, helicopters and a fixed-wing surveillance aircraft. The high-tech patrols require more dollars to operate. McCraw said the state agency has better-quality assets than Border Patrol. A check of the western side of Hidalgo County revealed five state troopers in a 2-mile range just west of La Joya. On Military Highway, a DPS unit was at each intersection. McCraw said the plan is to show law enforcement presence through DPS, game wardens or local officers. They (drug cartels) use an intelligence model ... its very sophisticated. They use scouts. They know where we are, he said. McCraw said the idea is to cover any gaps in patrols and leave the cartels with fewer options. The 21-day surge in 2013 cost $1.1 million a week. DPS provided a breakdown of those costs. The surge brought 611 DPS personnel to the region. That number included the troopers already stationed here. The law enforcers took part in criminal interdiction, commercial vehicle enforcement and traffic safety. The total cost for the 21 days was $3.4 million. This time DPS will not do checkpoints or commercial vehicle enforcement. It is important to note that the current operation is significantly different from the 2013 operation, DPS Press Secretary Tom Vinger said. While we are utilizing the same strategy of 24/7 saturation patrols on the ground, on the water and in the air, this latest surge operation directed by the Texas leadership is one of the most robust border security operations the department has implemented to date, Vinger said. krgv/news/hearings-shed-light-on-dps-surge-along-the-border/ ***************************************** Note: Perry agrees to meet with Obama for roundtable on border crisis By Mike Ward : July 8, 2014 AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry on Tuesday morning accepted an invitation from President Obama for a meeting between the two leaders on the border security crisis, the first such meeting after years of partisan posturing on the highly-charged issue. Obama invited Perry late Monday to join him at a roundtable meeting with local and religious leaders on the issue, after Perry had declined an airport handshake when the president arrives in Austin – saying he wanted a more substantive meeting. Gov. Perry is pleased that President Obama has accepted his invitation to discuss the humanitarian and national security crises along our southern border, and he looks forward to meeting with the president tomorrow, Perry spokesman Travis Considine said. In a letter released late Monday, senior presidential adviser Valerie Jarrett told Perry that Obama would welcome a meeting with you while he is in Texas – and invited the governor to join a roundtable meeting on Wednesday in Dallas with local officials and faith leaders to discuss the border crisis.
Posted on: Tue, 08 Jul 2014 23:15:24 +0000
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