An issue that is happening in Texas are the drug and gun transportation going through and from Texas. The cartel who is located in Mexico transports drugs through the Texas border and into the north. While the north supplies, guns for the south. So Texas ends up being involved in the middle of all this.
The police officers and border patrols become corrupt as a result of the cartel buying or threatening them. Many of them have also been murdered by the cartel for doing their job. Numerous amounts of officers have died in drug bust attempts trying to stop infamous drug lords such as Pablo Escobar. Even when they do capture and arrest them, they attempt to escape out of jail and succeed in doing so. Such as the famous drug lord “El Chapo” who
In the comparison of Texas to New Mexico, it can be believed that they share very common political views being neighboring states but that quickly diminishes when taking a closer look into their differences between political cultures, the state constitutions, and the branches of their government including legislative, executive, and judicial. The two states also differ in the issues that they face but they share many as well mainly due to their close proximity to the Mexican-American border.
Texas is a unique place with a colorful history of legendary cowboys and tall tales. The state stretches over the middle section of the southern United States. Texas has experienced shifts in governmental control within the United States. French, Spanish, Mexican, and Confederacy, and all having once been in charge, not to mention the time Texas spent as an independent republic. Texas has had many battles and wars within its borders, resulting in seven different constitutions within a span of fifty years between each document.
Texas has been increasingly using money from the federal government since 1977. To this date, the revenue has doubled since 1977. Therefore, Texas would have trouble getting there resources.
As we have learned in class, Texas is a unique place made up of many borders creating a fascinating and complex history unlike any other state
Up until the 1830’s, what is known as the Republic of Texas has belonged to Mexico. Texas joined the Union in 1845. Of course, this has made Mexico angry and problems have increased along the
The state of Texas is well known for its fast grown as a southern state, due to the idea of better opportunities of employment and for having a cheap lifestyle such as housing and food. But not everything is so good, the transportation in Texas is not very efficient. Even when the state has more than 501 highways, they seem to not be on the best conditions. The infrastructures' bad shapes not only affects the state, in general, but it also affects the residents.
Texas’s break with Mexico was in large part a constitutional crisis that culminated in separation. Political conventions were held because the Texas citizens weren’t happy
As the war against the drug trading organizations continues, there seem to be two reasonable options. In the first, the major cartels are targeted. The Sinaloa and Gulf cartels will lose their clasp on the borders and be consumed by smaller scale operations. This will leave the Mexican government with a bigger number of cartels, but each will have smaller areas of influence and fewer people on the ground. Whether that type of situation is easier to deal with than the one currently facing the Mexican government is up to debate. In the second outcome, the opposite chain of events occurs. The central government targets smaller, weaker groups, disbanding them. This would allow for the big
Protection of illegal activity is when a drug dealer or someone running a brothel house will pay the officer off so they can keep there illegal business running and to protect them from other law enforcement. Opportunistic theft is yet another typical crooked act many police officers execute everyday. This is when police officers steal from arrestees, victims of crimes, or dead bodies. Furthermore, it is very rare to hear about police corruption. This is because most police departments want to keep known police corruption in-house since these acts are displaying a disservice to the community they are suppose to serve and protect. Additionally, the main aspect of police corruption that makes it difficult to solve and stop is the Blue Code of Silence. The code is an unwritten law or rule that pronounces if a police officer witnesses a fellow police officer preforming a corrupt act he will not report him and keep his mouth shut. Most police departments have an us-against the world mentality, which means if a officer reports another officer he is going against the whole departments. Whistleblowing or reporting misconduct is looked down upon and often times these police officers get suspended and mistreated from their colleagues. The forms of police corruption, relevance, and the Blue Code of Silence are major features that make police corruption into what it is today.
Drug trafficking has plagued the U.S. and Mexican border for many years. The lack of cooperation between the U.S. and Mexican government has allowed millions of dollars worth of drugs to be smuggled over the border. However, recently the Mexican government extradited thirteen prisoners to the U.S showing it realizes that it can’t stop the drug problem on its own. One of the many factors that led the Mexican government to start extraditing was the escape of Mr. Guzman. This event embarrassed the Mexican government as it showed their inability to keep powerful drug traffickers contained. The sad truth is that the demand for drugs will always be present and people will always be able to supply them. Though governments try to enforce drug laws nationally, they can really only restrict the flow of drugs across the border. When Cormac McCarthy wrote the book No Country for Old Men, he tried to capture the brutality of the drug world, and the effect it can have.
Due to the conservative views that the majority of office seat holders in Texas have, and being a Republican state, since Obama has been in office that has just made the tension between the two levels of the government stronger. The main issue that Texas has been faced with over the last two years when it comes to education is the
In this case, I see so many states have been approved the gun-carry control by the state government. It easy to make every state understand about the rule which the state government was given them as a law. In 2017, I believe Texas is one of the most states around the world has directly relevant to the politics about the gun control in every college or anywhere. According to the Colorado State University, said: “Right now the laws are stacked in favor of armed killers, and that's what we want to prevent,” (Grasgreen) This statement shows that most of the people in college or outside of the college they can do whatever they want with a gun such as a killer or even the terrorist people. During a few years recently about gun control has banned
The drug war has caused many problem problem in many countries especially in mexico where the heat of the problem has come to be from raging war between the government of mexico and drug cartels, from many cities not being safe because of the constant violence throughout the country to economic disruption and more. More than 164,000 people had died between 2007 and 2014 because of the drug war in mexico, more than the iraq and afghanistan war zones combine.
The United States is the world’s number one consumer of narcotics and thus 90% of cocaine seized in the U.S. comes from Mexico due to the close geographical boundaries it is easy to smuggle illegal drugs into the U.S. from Mexico. The U.S.’s demand for narcotics and other drugs creates an 18-39 billion dollar market each year, all coming solely from drug sales. Drug violence is a direct result of protecting each business 's product. Cartels like the Zetas use violence to create a “brand” for their franchise. The violent cartels create a sense of fear so no one gets in their way and so others will comply with their wishes and demands.
To begin, I chose this topic because I believe it is something that has not been talked about much. I see it as a more sensitive topic to some, but I wanted to approach it head on. Most people know about cartels and gangs across the border, but because of the brutality and nature of the acts they are involved in, people tend not to discuss it. Considering that a majority of these leaders are “untouchable,” most see that there is nothing that can be done about it. I want to look into all the effects