Last week, national security news began on Monday at the North American Summit where President Obama met Mexican President Felipe Calderon and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Guadalajara, Mexico. Much of the get together was “happy talk” with positive words on issues of mutual concern from dealing with a return of the Swine Flu (H1N1 virus) this autumn to the ongoing was against the cartels menacing both sides of the US-Mexico border. Obama, however, badly stumbled when he took on the issue of immigration reform.

Immigration reform is vital to national security. The flood of illegal crossings on the U.S. southern border makes controlling the border more difficult...that creates ideal conditions for criminal cartels that smuggle drugs, people, guns, and money (and recently, as reported in the press, oil too). Likewise, dealing with illegal crossings and the associated activities prevents federal, state, local law enforcement from dealing with the violent criminal activities that undermine U.S. sovereignty and threaten the safety and prosperity of American communities.  Full Piece