Why do Mexican drug cartels pose a huge threat to Americans?
First, Mexican drug cartels are in operation primarily because Americans are their best customers. Americans help keep the drug trade growing in Mexico by continuing to buy illegal drugs. In turn, this means that more Americans are using illegal drugs and harming their health as a result. Second, as the border between Mexico and America becomes more blurred, these drug cartels are bringing the criminal element of the drug trader closer to Americans. As a result, crime is surging in many areas where the Mexican drug cartel has set up shop. Third, the Mexican drug cartels are simply known for being more dangerous and violent than other drug dealers. These cartlels have no problem destroyng innocent lives. As the cartels continue to move to America, we will definitely see an increase in these extremely violent crimes. Sources: This is my opinion.
To many people, United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was simply stating the obvious when she acknowledged last week that American demand for illegal drugs has fortified Mexican narco-mafias and fuelled that country’s drug violence. But Mexico had not heard such a high-level U.S. official accept shared responsibility for generating and solving the drug wars, and the positive reviews Clinton has been getting remind us that a little mea culpa goes a long way. The day before she arrived in Mexico City, on her first visit as secretary of state, the Obama administration promised to address the problem of southbound weapons trafficking and money laundering. Clinton also sought to quell fury over recent U.S. intelligence assessments that Mexico risks becoming a “failed state” along with other countries riven by violence, such as Pakistan. President Felipe Calderon had grown accustomed to unqualified praise from the former administration of George W. Bush, which sought to bol
