The Washington Times
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff will meet next month with members of the Southwestern Border Sheriff's Coalition, who have vigorously called on the federal government to include state and local law-enforcement authorities in efforts to secure the border.
Representing 28 counties along the 1,951-mile border from Texas to California, the coalition has asked for federal help in combating rising illegal entry and drug smuggling, saying the federal government's failure to control the border has put the lives of border residents and law-enforcement officials at risk.
Posted by tyne at March 30, 2007