Ted Yoho: Stop Aid to Mexico Until Border is Secure

From his perch on the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., called at the end of last week to cut off all foreign aid to Mexico until that nation can handle its side of the immigration problem.

Mexico should not be accepting American generosity with one hand and covering their eyes to the situation at the border with the other, Yoho said. The House of Representatives controls the purse strings and if the executive branch refuses to address this crisis, the House of Representatives should act. In addition to us securing our border, Mexico should be securing theirs. While Mexico, as a sovereign nation, is free to act how they want -- their negligence should not be rewarded with our foreign aid. Our unsecured border is a national security situation and we need to act now.