U.S. Weighing Anti-Drug Aid for Mexico

[Terri]

By SUZANNE GAMBOA
Associated Press
August 9, 2007

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush will propose tens of millions of dollars in assistance to Mexico to fight drug trafficking and violence that has ravaged the country and threatens to spill over into the U.S., a Texas congressman said Wednesday.

Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, said Congress will come up with the final sum to assist Mexico.

''We ultimately are going to come in and do the final package,'' Cuellar said of Congress. ''He's going to make the proposal, but the president is going to have to work with us to do this.''

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[tgclark]

I have a better idea, let's use that taxpayer money to build the fence instead of giving it to Mexico's corrupt government. But our government is not that logical.

[bob1947]

I guess Mexico needs more of our money to finance drug shipments to the USA. WHAT ARE THEY THINKING IN WASHINGTON.

[bob1947]

uNTIL mEXICO STOPS THE DRUGS AND ILLEGAL ALIENS FROM COMING ACROSS THE BORDER THEY SHOULDNOT GET A DIME.

[rangerrebew]

You all don't see the obvious. We don't build the fence, send the money to Mejico that was to be used for it, and we send more "aid" and the drug traffic is improved.