Has the violence due to the drug wars in Mexico crossed
over to the United States?
Coming from Brownsville, Texas (a border town), I personally
believe it has. The amount of drug deals “gone bad” and gang related violence
due to drugs has increased throughout the past several years and is all over
the local news stations.
Not too long ago, there was an incident here in my hometown,
where people that were part of the cartel went into a restaurant, took a man
that was eating, and after some time of him missing, the mans body was found
about a mile away from the restaurant with a bullet through his head. The
underlying cause: Drugs; either someone forgot to pay up, or a drug deal gone
bad.
Many of the “top dogs” of the cartel have houses and live at
South Padre Island, or a lot also own houses in San Antonio. The Question isn’t
has it crossed over, it’s how long until it gets worse?
Now, what can the United States do to help put a stop to
this war on drugs?? Well because there are so many factions it is difficult to
pinpoint a course of action.
In my opinion the United States should go in in assist form
to the Mexican government to try to bring this situation under control, like we
have done for other countries in the past.
I also have experienced the violence first had in Mexico,
and I do believe this needs to end because it is just going to get worse.
I certainly agree that the war has spread its influence into the US. I have a friend who is from, and lives, in Mexico and him and his family regularly visit the US. This wouldn't be important if his father wasn't part of the cartel, though. Once these members have the ability to cross to and from Mexico and the US it is a breeze for them to bring their business along with them. Since this is so deep rooted into Mexican society it is of hot debate on how to resolve this issue, and who knows if it every will be.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree that something has to be done. It is not fair for the border cities to feel unsafe due to a problem spreading from another country. The issue is complicated, which makes a plan of action difficult. A lot of our military resources are already being used elsewhere, and from what I have heard the Mexican police enforcement can sometimes be corrupt itself. Hopefully some sort of solution is accomplished soon.
ReplyDeleteAs someone who hails from South Texas, I find it problematic that very little has been done to alleviate these problems yet we continue to pour funding into other initiatives. People from my hometown feel the same way. Is it because this violence only encroaches upon a select few states so the rest of the country is oblivious? I'm sure that it's more complicated than that, but you do bring up an important issue, Cristina. How will this violence affect the culture in South Texas?
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