survive, something less life threatening as Mexicans crossing over to the United States certainly and understandably becomes less important as a Mexican police officer.

Mexican immigration officials surely take bribes too (as do many in government throughout Latin America). So we are dealing with a culture that embraces corruption when persona gain is involved. Perhaps this is the reason the mayor and other Mexican government officials have not taken the initiative to properly arm their own poli

Bloody battles between Mexico's drug cartels and police are intensifying as backlash from previous arrests leads to the death of more Tijuana police. Mexico's booming drug trade seems to be something the government does not want to stop considering police in Tijuana are insufficiently armed. Only the Mexican military is adequately armed to face off against drug cartels armed with military grade artillery.

Corruption throughout Mexico is widespread as drug cartels buy off governmental officials in private and even dealers bribe local police. The good hearted, morally inclined police who don't sell out remain insufficiently armed to tackle violent cartels who oppose them. One policeman in Tijuana said he the mayor had not upgraded their weapons in 20 years. Police revolvers and guns in Tijuana apparently aren't cutting it against cartels and their deadly arsenals.

The chief of police in Tijuana says arrests of petty drug dealers are up more than 400 percent. The rise in dealing also means that there are more addicts. Mexico is struggling to cope. Mexican drug enforcement officials argue the rising levels of drug dealing and consumption in their country happened because the United States has placed more security at the border, meaning that drugs are harder to move across.

That's hard to prove and quantify. Some experts say the price of drugs in the United States is still low -- an indication that supply has not waned. So while people debate and disagree on such issues, police continue to be killed in the wake of cartel violence.

Human rights activists say there are an estimated 100,000 addicts in Tijuana, a city of 1.2 million. Sexual abuses also soar with young girls working in prostitution and other illicit activity related to homosexuality occurring.

Is it any wonder U.S. border patrol have difficulty getting cooperation from the Mexican government and police in regard to the illegal immigration problem? When you are fighting drug cartels and hoping to merely survive, something less life threatening as Mexicans crossing over to the United States certainly and understandably becomes less important as a Mexican police officer.

Mexican immigration officials surely take bribes too (as do many in government throughout Latin America). So we are dealing with a culture that embraces corruption when persona gain is involved. Perhaps this is the reason the mayor and other Mexican government officials have not taken the initiative to properly arm their own polic

n private and even dealers bribe local police. The good hearted, morally inclined police who don't sell out remain insufficiently armed to tackle violent cartels who oppose them. One policeman in Tijuana said he the mayor had not upgraded their weapons in 20 years. Police revolvers and guns in Tijuana apparently aren't cutting it against cartels and their deadly arsenals.

The chief of police in Tijuana says arrests of petty drug dealers are up more than 400 percent. The rise in dealing also means that there are more addicts. Mexico is struggling to cope. Mexican drug enforcement officials argue the rising levels of drug dealing and consumption in their country happened because the United States has placed more security at the border, meaning that drugs are harder to move across.

That's hard to prove and quantify. Some experts say the price of drugs in the United States is still low -- an indication that supply has not waned. So while people debate and disagree on such issues, police continue to be killed in the wake of cartel violence.

Human rights activists say there are an estimated 100,000 addicts in Tijuana, a city of 1.2 million. Sexual abuses also soar with young girls working in prostitution and other illicit activity related to homosexuality occurring.

Is it any wonder U.S. border patrol have difficulty getting cooperation from the Mexican government and police in regard to the illegal immigration problem? When you are fighting drug cartels and hoping to merely survive, something less life threatening as Mexicans crossing over to the United States certainly and understandably becomes less important as a Mexican police officer.

Mexican immigration officials surely take bribes too (as do many in government throughout Latin America). So we are dealing with a culture that embraces corruption when persona gain is involved. Perhaps this is the reason the mayor and other Mexican government officials have not taken the initiative to properly arm their own poli

ns that there are more addicts. Mexico is struggling to cope. Mexican drug enforcement officials argue the rising levels of drug dealing and consumption in their country happened because the United States has placed more security at the border, meaning that drugs are harder to move across.

That's hard to prove and quantify. Some experts say the price of drugs in the United States is still low -- an indication that supply has not waned. So while people debate and disagree on such issues, police continue to be killed in the wake of cartel violence.

Human rights activists say there are an estimated 100,000 addicts in Tijuana, a city of 1.2 million. Sexual abuses also soar with young girls working in prostitution and other illicit activity related to homosexuality occurring.

Is it any wonder U.S. border patrol have difficulty getting cooperation from the Mexican government and police in regard to the illegal immigration problem? When you are fighting drug cartels and hoping to merely survive, something less life threatening as Mexicans crossing over to the United States certainly and understandably becomes less important as a Mexican police officer.

Mexican immigration officials surely take bribes too (as do many in government throughout Latin America). So we are dealing with a culture that embraces corruption when persona gain is involved. Perhaps this is the reason the mayor and other Mexican government officials have not taken the initiative to properly arm their own poli

ontinue to be killed in the wake of cartel violence.

Human rights activists say there are an estimated 100,000 addicts in Tijuana, a city of 1.2 million. Sexual abuses also soar with young girls working in prostitution and other illicit activity related to homosexuality occurring.

Is it any wonder U.S. border patrol have difficulty getting cooperation from the Mexican government and police in regard to the illegal immigration problem? When you are fighting drug cartels and hoping to merely survive, something less life threatening as Mexicans crossing over to the United States certainly and understandably becomes less important as a Mexican police officer.

Mexican immigration officials surely take bribes too (as do many in government throughout Latin America). So we are dealing with a culture that embraces corruption when persona gain is involved. Perhaps this is the reason the mayor and other Mexican government officials have not taken the initiative to properly arm their own poli

survive, something less life threatening as Mexicans crossing over to the United States certainly and understandably becomes less important as a Mexican police officer.

Mexican immigration officials surely take bribes too (as do many in government throughout Latin America). So we are dealing with a culture that embraces corruption when persona gain is involved. Perhaps this is the reason the mayor and other Mexican government officials have not taken the initiative to properly arm their own police.

As long as money is taken in the form of bribes, what incentive beyond economic can we give Mexican leaders? It is sad when people sell out their own people and homeland for personal gain. It is time we both impose economic sanctions in regard to North American trade and appeal to their conscience on the basis of morality to do the right thing.