Obama Faces Mexican Drug War -- A Commentary

U.S. Mexico Border (Photo from Bits and Pieces)

Cartels' Turf Fights Escalate And Threaten To Spread Into U.S.

Add another pressing challenge to President-elect Barack Obama's growing to-do list - tamping down a dramatic rise in violence and corruption that has overwhelmed the U.S.-Mexico border and spread an escalating turf fight between warring drug cartels into the United States.

Near-daily shootouts and ambushes along the southwestern border pose a serious threat, according to separate government reports, which predict a rise in "deadly force" against law enforcement officers, first responders and U.S. border residents.

Even President Bush, during a Dec. 21 interview with The Washington Times, warned that Mr. Obama faced a looming war with drug cartels where "the front line of the fight will be Mexico." He said the new president will need to deal "with these drug cartels in our own neighborhoods."

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My Comment: As long as the U.S. Mexican border is open .... and law enforcement is kept from enforcing existing immigration laws .... the war in Mexico will ultimately become America's war in our neighborhoods. President Obama's approach towards enforcing immigration laws .... or unwillingness to enforce it .... will only mitigate this problem even an even greater problem than what it is today.