Ted Poe: “When I look at our southern border, I see policies that have turned our Border Patrol into an army of glorified…”

“When I look at our southern border, I see policies that have turned our Border Patrol into an army of glorified gun-toting Wal-Mart greeters. They stop some of the thieves from coming into America, but they seem to end up acting like our official greeters, because our government has tied their hands. Our government seems to be more concerned about the people who enter America illegally than our border agents, those that are already here and charged with protecting our border. Their work is subject to extensive intimidation by the Mexican Government, because Mexico doesn't want their own citizens, so they send them to the United States. Mexico uses treaties and lawsuits to give their citizens the protection that even Americans don't have. The Mexican Government even gives illegals, heading north, maps so they can know where they illegally enter the United States and confront our border agents.”