Border

As violence along the U.S.-Mexico border escalates, Mexican drug cartels have turned to car bombs. A Department of Homeland Security report highlights "the potential for American casualties if similar attacks are conducted in the future."

Some areas of Mexico along the U.S. border have been paralyzed economically by drug prohibition violence, and the governor of the border state of Tamaulipas said the federal government should send relief funds. Violence has affected tourism, commerce and investment, Gov. Eugenio Hernandez said during an anti-crime strategy meeting between Mexican state governors and President Felipe Calderon.

Many fear that drug prohibition may play a roll in a future terrorist attack in the United States. Now, the U.S. State Department is warning that Mexico’s drug prohibition violence is straining local law enforcement in the northern part of the country, making it easier for terrorists to enter the U.S. through the border.

It seems drug prohibition violence has been spilling over from Mexico with increased frequency. Now, outspoken Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is in the news for something other than prison or immigration policy -- there's a contract out on him. Drug traffickers are supposedly offering $1,000,000 for his head.

Drug prohibition violence is constantly taking its toll on the safety of American interests. Now, subsequent to a "credible threat", the US has closed indefinitely its consulate in Ciudad Juarez, the Mexican city worst affected by the drugs war being fought by rival gangs.