Subcommittee Hearing: “The U.S. Homeland Security Role in the Mexican War Against Drug Cartels”

Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Management | 311 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 | Mar 31, 2011 10:00am

On Thursday, March 31, 2011, the Committee on Homeland Security’s Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Management will hold a hearing entitled “The U.S. Homeland Security Role in the Mexican War Against Drug Cartels.”  The Subcommittee will meet at 10:00 a.m. in 311 Cannon House Office Building.

Click here for a PDF of the official hearing record, including a full transcript.

Opening Statements

Michael McCaul, Chairman
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Witnesses

Panel 1
Mr. Luis Alvarez, Assistant Director, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Mr. Brian Nichols, Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Department of State
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Mr. Frank Mora, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Western Hemisphere Affairs, Department of Defense
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Dr. Kristin Finklea, Analyst, Domestic Social Policy Division, Congressional Research Service
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Panel 2
Mr. Jon Adler, President, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association
[full text of testimony]
[truth in testimony]

Dr. David Shirk, Director, Trans-Border Institute, University of San Diego
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Mr. John Bailey, Professor, Government and Foreign Service, Georgetown University
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[truth in testimony]

Dr. Ricardo C. Ainslie, Department of Educational Psychology, College of Education, The University of Texas at Austin
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