Mexico has become the largest supplier of heroin. marijuana. and illegal amphetamines to the United States. Mexicos economy is in a slump. largely as a result of the decline in oil prices. Unemployment is rampant. Our Immigration and Naturalization Service forecasts that 1.8 million illegal immigrants will cross the border this year. half again as many as last year. The head of the U.S. border patrol. Roger Brandemuhl. describes the Southwest border as "a monster that is growing. feeding upon itself." The lead agency in this new antidrug effort will be the Customs Service. whose Chief. William von Raab. has minced no words in expressing his unhappiness about what is going on along the border.
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