Coast Guard Faces Challenges at Sea, and at the Budget Office
Ron Nixon, The New York Times July 4, 2017
The proposed reduction in money comes as the smuggling problem has become more urgent. About 70 percent of the cocaine consumed in the United States passes through a corridor that runs up to the borders of Guatemala and El Salvador. Fighting among drug cartels that control the smuggling routes has led to record-high homicide rates and driven thousands of people to the United States-Mexico border seeking asylum.
http://www.realcleardefense.com/2017/07/04/coast_guard_faces_challenges_at_sea_and_at_the_budget_office_294587.html
