Drug cartels threaten Texas

This study by two generals lays out the facts.

During the past two years the state of Texas has become increasingly threatened by the spread of Mexican cartel organized crime. The threat reflects a change in the strategic intent of the cartels to move their operations into the United States. In effect, the cartels seek to create a “sanitary zone” inside the Texas border -- one county deep -- that will provide sanctuary from Mexican law enforcement and, at the same time, enable the cartels to transform Texas’ border counties into narcotics transshipment points for continued transport and distribution into the continental United States. To achieve their objectives the cartels are relying increasingly on organized gangs to provide expendable and unaccountable manpower to do their dirty work. These gangs are recruited on the streets of Texas cities and inside Texas prisons by top-tier gangs who work in conjunction with the cartels.  

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There is much more.  It is a border security issue that goes well beyond the illegal immigration issue and focuses on criminal enterprises and their plan for an invasion of the US through Texas.  There are other dangers beyond the import of dope.  These people have few if any inhibitions and they would have little trouble using their new position to facilitate the entry of terrorist into the country.