“The American craving for illegal, mind-altering, addictive chemicals provides a steady flow of American capital through the Texas border into Mexico and South America. Basically, the drug traffic is uncontainable as long as its U.S. market exists, but newspapers and other media virtuously trumpet feel-good headlines about "record drug busts" and arrests while the drug trade continues unabated.” CrimeDrugsPolitics Of The United StatesBorder Control Book:Texas Politics Today, 2011-2012 Edition Source: Texas Politics Today, 2011-2012 Edition