U.S. Taxpayers Funding Mexican Military And Incursions

As millions of  American constituents were outraged by the passage of national socialized healthcare legislation, a high-level meeting between U.S. and Mexican officials was taking place to focus on long-term cooperation strategies for security that would be funded by American tax dollars.

  Barack Obama spoke with Mexican President Felipe Calderon to “underscore his administration’s commitment to the strong bilateral relationship between the United States and Mexico,” National Security Council spokesman Mike Hammer said in a statement earlier this week.     They discussed their “mutual desire to work together for the benefit of the safety and security of citizens on both sides of our shared border,” he added. Calderon’s crackdown, which includes the deployment of some 50,000 troops nationwide is evident in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico’s most violent city and Acapulco as corrupt police officers are replaced with soldiers.  

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledged support for the Mexican government in March of 2009 by purchasing Blackhawk helicopters for Mexican military and police saying, “I’m pleased to announce that the Obama administration working closely with Congress intends to provide more than 80 million dollars in urgently needed funding for Mexican law enforcement.” “These aircraft will help Mexican police respond aggressively and successfully to the threats coming from the cartels,” Clinton said.        

Recently a U.S. incursion on March 9th, 2010 by a Mexican Blackhawk helicopter was witnessed by Zapata County, Texas Sheriff Sigifredo Gonzalez transporting armed personnel above a residential area known as Falcon Heights-Falcon Village near the border split Falcon Lake,  south of the Starr-Zapata county line. Gonzalez said the helicopter appeared to have the Mexican navy insignia.   “It’s always been said that the Mexican military does in fact … that there have been incursions,” Gonzalez said. “But this is not New Mexico or Arizona. Here we’ve got a river; there’s a boundary line. And then of course having Falcon Lake, Falcon Dam, it’s a lot wider. It’s not just a trickle of a river, it’s an actual dam. You know where the boundary’s at.”  

“My understanding is the U.S. military were informed,” he said. “I don’t know what action was taken, if any.” According to National Security Council spokesman Mike Hammer that during Obama’s telephone conversation with Calderon, he “highlighted the importance he places on fulfilling our responsibility in the effort against Mexican drug trafficking organizations as well as our sustained commitment to support Mexico’s efforts,” Hammer said.   As millions of  people flee from the violence in Mexico immigration becomes a major concern for America.

The influx of illegals is creating a demand for a new national identification card as Sen. Charles Schumer (D-New York) and Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-South Carolina)are now working to develop “high-tech, fraud-proof Social Security cards” that will be required for all employees in the United States.   The Mexican Army is known for brutal treatment of suspects which raises a question about why their military or police are continually making clearly visible incursions into the United States and why American taxpayers are footing the bill. 1.3 billion dollars earmarked for Mexico under the Merida Initiative have been delivered to date. A majority of program funds are due to expire in 2011, that will be allocated to Mexico, with the remainder distributed to countries in Central America.