Texas Gov. Perry Asks for Troops

I had no idea that things were as bad as this on the Texas border! Check this out:

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Texas Gov. Perry Asks for Troops

By Barbara Sowell

The escalating border violence has prompted Texas Governor Rick Perry to ask for troops to guard the border. This week Juárez Mayor Jose Reyes Ferriz moved his family to El Paso for safety.

Yesterday the El Paso Times reported that Texas Governor Rick Perry is asking for 1,000 troops to guard the Texas-Mexico border. Perry is also asking the Texas state legislature for $135 million for border security.

The Mexican National Commission of Human Rights has reported that organized crime has killed more than 10,000 people in Mexico since 2007!...

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