Failure to enforce state and federal laws has contributed to abuse of property and humanity all along the Texas border. We can no longer turn a blind eye on the situation and should, in order to protect our citizens and their property, provide state resources and military personnel to insure peace and protection along the Texas border.
We have engaged in discussions with border county sheriffs and are continuing to work with them and with local land owners to complement their efforts. US Border Watch remains deeply concerned about the lack of progress being made from both Washington DC and Austin TX in securing our borders from drug smugglers, terrorists and illegal immigrants.
Both the U.S. and Texas Constitutions and an adherence to the rule of law would require that the state of Texas act on behalf of her citizens . This is, after all is said and done, a rule of law issue.
Reports by the Texas Department of Public Safety document increased efforts by drug cartels on both sides of the border to “co-opt our children to support their criminal operations.”1 These reports provide even more evidence that Texas must act and must act now to protect her citizens and their children. Steven McCraw, director of the Texas Department of Public Safety commented, “The concern is that the gangs are now being used by the cartels on both sides of the border for hit squads, human smuggling and counter surveillance.2”
We Texans calls on Texas to:
- Call sufficient numbers of Texas National Guard and Texas State Guard members to active duty to support local law enforcement particularly along areas in between legal ports of entry;
- Notify Mexican authorities that the Texas Border will be secure and no entry will be allowed without proper documentation;
- Insure that Texas District Attorneys and Texas Attorney General exercise full prosecutorial power and have sufficient resources to enforce human slavery and child labor laws to their fullest extent;
- Assist local and state law enforcement in deporting individuals convicted of violating state or federal law;
- Insure that private citizens have the ability to protect themselves and their property without fear;
- Insure that the interests of Texans are protected by seeking legislation and enforcement actions that respect Texas sovereignty in the face of international treaties, like NAFTA, that violate Texas state sovereignty;
- Eliminate social incentives to illegal immigration by seeking legislation prohibiting use of state funds for service or benefit of illegal aliens.
