Border Violence

Recently over a ton of drugs was seized at the Del Rio/Acuna checkpoint. Recently a counterfeit Border Patrol Vehicle, painted to look exactly like an official Border Patrol van, was followed after it entered Del Rio and the driver was arrested. The vehicle contained uniforms, guns and drugs.

Both of these incidents suggest that drug activity in Acuña is increasing. The level of sophistication in duplicating a U.S. Government van suggests big money and cartel involvement.

There have been no reports or evidence of violence in Acuña for over a year. A few mission groups have recently been seen in Acuña, but it is difficult to gauge real safety issues.

This week I will meet with a large group of families that live in the colonias and I will spend a day walking the streets to get a better feel for the safety issues as it pertains to mission groups.

Welcome to Paper Houses Across the Border

We are frequently in the colonias of Mexico on the border of the United States. Seeing the impact of the cartels, immigration decisions, news reports of drug violence, the exploitation of the poor and working with the people trying to remain in Mexico as they struggle to survive places us in a unique situation to comment about many issues. The issues are complex and fair solutions are difficult.

We are a nonprofit organization of loyal Americans from various backgrounds. The founding of this charity was paid for by the Houston Police Officers Union. Sergeant Bob Decker (now retired) founded Paper Houses in 2002. He is a politically conservative and dedicated 35-years of his life to law enforcement.

This blog affords Paper Houses the opportunity to learn many views about charity, the border, immigration and to use this information as our organization continues to evolve.

On this blog, there is no room for discourteous or racism. Nor is any view automatically deemed to be racist because of genuine concerns about the  changing culture of the United States.