[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18512]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     CARTEL INTRUSION INTO AMERICA

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, according to The Washington Times, 
last December, five Mexican nationals armed with at least two AK-47 
rifles were infiltrating the rugged desert--the American desert, that 
is. That's right, Mr. Speaker. Cartel soldiers were reportedly on our 
side of the border in Arizona ``patrolling in single-file formation'' 
with the goal of ``intentionally and forcibly assaulting'' Border 
Patrol agents.
  They spotted and opened fire on four U.S. Border Patrol agents. Agent 
Brian Terry was murdered. Two cartel assault weapons found at the seen 
were connected to Operation Fast and Furious. Mr. Speaker, you recall 
that's the operation where our government facilitated smuggling weapons 
to Mexican drug cartels--the enemies of Mexico and the United States.
  Military-type intrusions by the cartels will only increase. We need 
to defend our sovereignty and protect our Border Patrol and first 
responders. It's time to send military equipment coming back from Iraq 
to secure the southern border from the cartel soldiers. This veteran 
equipment includes Humvees, night-vision equipment, and more UAVs. 
Incidents like this will only continue to occur until Washington elites 
realize what happens in Mexico doesn't stay in Mexico.
  And that's just the way it is.

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