Mr. Speaker. is the Sheriffs. the 16 county Sheriffs that border Mexico and Texas. all the Sheriffs form a coalition because of the tremendous problems they have as law enforcement officers protecting their communities. Let me try to explain it to you this way: When a crime is committed in a county. even if it is committed by some outlaw that has crossed the border illegally into the United States. the people affected do not call the border patrol. they call the local Sheriff. whether it is a burglary. auto theft. robbery. or a murder. The Sheriffs are the ones who are called because of the crimes that are committed in those counties and not the border patrol. The border patrol. patrols. as the law says. 25 to 30 miles inside the TexasMexico border. Most of the Texas counties are a lot bigger than 25 miles. In fact.
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