Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has invited members of the House and Senate leadership to visit the U.S.-Mexico border and see the White House’s latest efforts to curtail drug and weapon smuggling and illegal immigration.
Napolitano said the trip, proposed for some time this the spring, would allow the lawmakers to see for themselves the increased levels of security and safety that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has created along the southwest border.
Lawmakers and local politicians in the southwest border region have criticized Napolitano and President Obama over the past two years for not doing enough to secure the border, saying that the uptick in Mexican drug cartel violence is trickling into the U.S.
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