Matters on our southern frontier are horrific. Mexico is fast on its way to becoming a Narcostate. Illegal trade is rampant across the border, Mexican narcotics come into the United States in exchange for illegal guns. The balance of illegal trade is still in Mexico's favor to the tune of billions every year.

America's hunger for addictive drugs never seems to be quenched, and we blame it on the Mexican cartels which, in these days of free trade, are doing no more than providing a supply to meet the demand.

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