Patt Morrison for September 11, 2009

Guns, Drugs, Politics & the Desert—U.S. & Mexico Work out Border Issues

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US Mexico Border

Last week Mexican drug cartel soldiers stormed a drug rehabilitation clinic in the border town of Ciudad Juarez, killing 17 patients execution style against a wall. It’s just the most recent example of extreme acts of violence that continues to persist along the U.S.-Mexico border. As the drug war rages, and American guns and money flow south while Mexican drugs flow north, are there any novel ideas at work to improve a dire situation?

Guests:

Alan Bersin, Assistant Secretary for International Affairs & Special Representative for Border Affairs at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security


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