Congress has continuously funneled resources to the Southwest Border in an attempt to control drug smuggling. but without Mexicos cooperation. the United States cannot possibly control the flow of drugs into the country. Patrolling the border costs taxpayers a lot of money. Funding for the Border Patrol has increased by $183 million or 42 percent in the last three years. Congress has increased Border Patrol staffing to add at least 700 new agents each year for the past 3 years and we now have 5.253 border patrol agents in the field. 328 of those agents are on board in New Mexico. Despite this steppedup law enforcement presence at the border. the amount of drugs entering this country from Mexico continues to grow. As we all know. more drugs lead to more crime.
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