It lacks focus, switching between drug smuggling and illegal immigration, and is not well sourced. It is, however, an accurate portrayal of the situation along our Mexico border - a situation that will not be substantively changed by building a big fence.

Accurate, but limited, this piece demonstrates--without realizing it--the failure of the "war" on drugs. For a bunch of politicians supposedly dedicated to the principles of a free market, it never ceases to amaze me that they never look at things from a basic supply and demand point of view. If we put half the money we spend on killing police in Mexico into researching and providing effective drug treatment, we'd reduce the demand, the price, the profits, and the attraction to organized crime. We'd reduce deaths among drug users and law enforcement. We'd reduce crime and the need to jail so much of our population, not to mention the cost. The people who don't want that are the same people who want us to stay in Iraq, the ... More »

Given the amount of money involved in the drugs and people trade, this news is not surprising. It does reveal the large amounts of money smugglers are willing to pay.