This is insane.
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The plan is called The Merida Initiative. Seems that the White House has had this plan in the works for nearly a year with little congressional input on either side of the border.
We cant finish our own border fence, properly supply our immigration agents and border patrol with all the equipment and resources they need, or get our house in order. Yet, the Bush administration wants to fork over $1.4 billion to Mexico and Central Americawith much of it going into the hands of corrupt law enforcement officials and government bureaucrats who have worked tirelessly to undermine our immigration laws. The funding is tucked into the 2008 supplemental budget.
Naturally, the State Department has taken a lead role. Theyve held meetings in secret and cut out members of Congress from discussion. Youll love the explanation for the secrecy: Mexico is sensitive, you see. Also, according to one expert, Mexico is very protective of its sovereignty and very worried about any incursion of U.S. security forces or private contractorslike Blackwatercoming in to train Mexicans. Yeah, theyre worried about incursions and sovereignty.
The State Dept. disclosed the first phase of the Merida Initiative last October, involving some $550 million in aid for inspection scanners, helicopters, surveillance tools, and case management software:
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