Ted Poe: “Over 2,200 people have been killed just this year in drug-related border violence in Mexico, and some have been…”

“Over 2,200 people have been killed just this year in drug-related border violence in Mexico, and some have been Americans. The violence is flooding into American communities. Bullets are literally flying across the Rio Grande River into El Paso, Texas. The drug cartels shoot their way across the border into America, and people are scared. The Federal Government has a two-part border security plan: one, put up warning signs not to travel parts of America because of the violent drug cartels; and, two, sue States that try to protect their people from illegal entry. That is no competent security plan. One real answer is to pass legislation to put 10,000 National Guard troops on the border, to be paid for by the Federal Government and supervised by the State Governors. How much more violence must occur on the border before the Feds actually do the job the Constitution requires? Protect the Nation. And that's just the way it is.”