Rep. Chip Roy Introduces Bill to Declare Specific Mexican Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Orgs
Two congressmen filed a bill in the House to direct the U.S. State Department to designate specific Mexican cartel factions as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs). The bill follows a letter from lawmakers to Secretary Mike Pompeo calling for the designations. President Donald Trump said he is considering the matter in an Oval Office interview on Monday.
“Cartels are the problem and it is time we started acting like it,” Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) said in a written statement. “My colleague Rep. Mark Green (R-TN) and I are asking Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to conduct a review in order to designate these specific Mexican drug cartels Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs).”
The bill from the Republican representatives calls for the designation of the following cartel factions as FTOs:
The Reynosa/Los Metros faction of the Gulf Cartel
The Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG)
The Cartel Del Noreste (CDN) faction of Los Zetas
Roy said that he and Rep. Green chose these specific factions “because of their particularly violent actions and intentional strategies to affect the political system. These cartels push for an anarchic form of government which allows them to skirt laws and push their terrorist model without any legal ramifications.”
Rep. Green added, “Americans know that it is time to get tough and secure our southern border through physical barriers and better enforcement. The president is using the money Congress sent him to begin building a wall, and now we must follow up with this new designation that will empower our law enforcement agents to fight the cartels.”
During an Oval Office interview with Breitbart News, President Trump responded to a question regarding the designation of these cartels as FTOs. He said his administration is thinking “very seriously” about making the designation.
“We are. We are,” Trump responded. “We’re thinking about doing it very seriously. In fact, we’ve been thinking about it for a long time.”
“It’s psychological, but it’s also economic,” he said. “As terrorists — as terrorist organizations, the answer is yes. They are.”
“Mexico, unfortunately, has lost control of the cartels,” the president explained. “They’ve totally lost control of the cartels. Mexico last year had 42,000 deaths — murders — 42,000. It’s considered one of the most unsafe countries in the world.”
Breitbart News’ Cartel Chronicles has been on the front line reporting the gruesome crimes carried out by these groups.
Border journalist Robert Arce noted on March 10 about the ambush-style murder of three Mexican state police officers in Chihuahua (immediately south of El Paso, Texas).
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/03/12/rep-chip-roy-introduces-bill-to-declare-specific-mexican-cartels-as-foreign-terrorist-orgs/
How will look for anyone who opposes it?