The president of the National Border Patrol Council, the body representing Border Patrol agents, has reportedly told Fox News that the Mexican Drug Cartels are now controlling the U.S. border. His statements are not hyperbole, either. He meant what he said, and he isn't the only person saying it. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) echoed his sentiments in a video from One America News Network.
Additionally, the Department of Homeland Security stated in their most recent report that Mexican Cartels are the biggest threat out of all cartels and transnational criminal organizations because they "pose the greatest threat to the Homeland because of their ability to control territory—including along the U.S. Southwest Border—and co-opt parts of government, particularly at a state and local level."-- More...