Napolitano: Mexican Drug Cartel Violence A Threat To U.S. Homeland Security

By Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News Service

At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today on "Southern Border Violence: Homeland Security Threats, Vulnerabilities and Responsibilities," Secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano agreed with a question posed by Committee Chairman, Senator Joseph Liberman (D-Conn.) on threats to U.S. homeland security. Senator Liberman asked whether, as Secretary of Homeland and Security, she considered Mexican drug cartel violence a real threat to the homeland security of the United States.
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Representative Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) Says a Border Fence is Only as Good as the Time it Provides Responding Patrols at House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing

Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) states that a border fence is only as good as the time it takes to get over it. If the fence takes 3 minutes to cross, those 3 minutes are what a border patrol gets to intercept violators. (0:25)
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