With .50-caliber rifle in the foreground, Tom Diaz, senior policy analyst, Violence Policy Center, right, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 12, 2009, before the House National Security and Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing on U.S.-Mexico border violence. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) National Guard Called Last Resort At Border -- Houston Chronicle
Homeland Security official outlines plans for dealing with violence
WASHINGTON — A top Homeland Security official told Congress Thursday that National Guard troops will intervene on the U.S.-Mexico border only as a “last resort” to combat drug violence.
Roger T. Rufe Jr., the Homeland Security Department’s head of operations, outlined still evolving contingency plans for dealing with the violence, one day after President Barack Obama said “we’re going to examine whether and if National Guard deployment would make sense.”
The violence between Mexican drug gangs fighting for trafficking routes to the U.S. killed about 6,000 people in Mexico last year, including more than 500 police and soldiers. Some American officials, including Texas Gov. Rick Perry, have demanded that the federal government send troops to reinforce local law officers.
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More News On Mexico's Drug Cartel War
Feds bolster agents on border with Mexico -- USA Today
U.S. may deploy troops if Mexico border violence escalates -- L.A. Times
US Evaluating Mexican-Border Issue -- Wall Street Journal
Obama Considers Deploying National Guard to US-Mexico Border -- U.S. Department Of Defense
Will Obama Send National Guard To U.S.-Mexico Border? -- NPR
US Plans to Combat Mexico Drugs -- BBC News
Mexico's Powerful Drug Cartels May Be Joining Forces -- FOX News
Mexico drug cartels buying public support -- L.A. Times
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