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Secretary Napolitano reviews new border efforts

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    DHS secretary on Texas tour

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A dangerous first along America's southern border -- a woman in El Paso, Texas struck by a bullet.

That was fired by CNN -- -- that Juarez Mexico she is the first person ever shot across the border.

This comes as a homeland and department as security head.

-- -- -- I -- been reviewing the latest efforts on this border in terms of security from Texas.

Fox -- is getting an exclusive look at the growing issues in America's border war Steve Harrigan live in McAllen Texas.

-- we've been following the homeland security's chief for two days on.

Power boats as well as helicopters they've had some success in Arizona in parts of Arizona in lowering the numbers of illegal border crossings.

They're trying to reproduce some of those numbers here in Texas.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- In some parts of Texas border agents have less than a one minute window it captured drug smugglers before they reach stash passes or scuttle shipments into the Rio Grande -- Photography here dictates a different kind of fight in parts of Arizona.

Where smugglers have to cross sixty miles of open desert we've had shooting -- within an -- in the Homeland Security secretary Janet podcast -- she wants to prevent the spiking cartel activity along the Texas border before it happens.

-- look at lots of maps and I've read lots of charts and had lots of sessions with our leadership.

But there's nothing like seeing it with your -- -- Okay.

She faces criticism from local mayors who -- commerce is hurt buyout log jam at entry points.

That's for two billion dollar worth business.

Along our ports of entry and it you don't invest in them if you don't equipment if you don't bring them up to date.

And -- become inefficient and in efficiency -- business away to some other areas.

The cartels know the pressure to get perishable goods across the border fast.

Hiding cocaine inside watermelons -- cabbages is a favorite technique.

Martha here's something that Texas border agents have had to deal with for the past two years seven.

Called cal traps during high speed -- -- -- the agents tires very dangerous situation for them here on the border Martha.

Boy what a close up look at that battle Steve Harrigan thank you so much on the.

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