A newly elected congressman in Texas has called for an end to the funding of Mexican cartels that effectively control the US southwestern border.
“We need to stop funding the cartels,” US Congresswoman Myra Flores said in an exclusive Spanish-language interview with Breitbart News, citing the fact that criminal organizations in Mexico are the only beneficiaries of the current border crisis.
Flores made history as the first Mexican woman elected to the House of Representatives in June. She elevated Texas’ 34th congressional district, formerly a Democratic stronghold, she.
“Unfortunately, we have borders that are controlled by criminal organizations,” Flores said, referring to operational control across the border by the Gulf Cartel and Cartel Del Noreste Los Zetas. Currently, the Gulf Cartel operates one of the most active human and drug trafficking corridors in the Flores region. “It’s a sad fact, but no one can cross the border into this country without paying thousands of dollars to criminal organizations,” he said.
The issue has been largely ignored by most politicians in Washington, and she says it has helped create a cycle of violence and abuse as women and children suffer indescribably horribly at the hands of cartel-linked smugglers.
In many cases, victims were sexually and physically abused. In other cases, victims are kidnapped and held for ransom. “This is really what’s happening, it’s a shame for me to have it in this country because we’re better there,” Flores said.
Flores said securing the border and establishing a smooth legal immigration process will help eliminate cartels.
“I think we need to secure our border and help good people come here legally,” he said. “It’s where there’s a safe process where people can go without going through hell, as I’ve said before.”
Source: Breitbart
