Bipartisan Bill Would Require Accountability and State Department Plan to Dismantle Mexican Cartels

The bipartisan Mexico Security Assistance Accountability Act introduced in the Senate on May 15 would require the State Department to come up with a strategy to dismantle the Mexican drug cartels with measurable goals. Sens. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.) and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) introduced the legislation targeting the cartels on May 15, noting in a press release that the U.S. government spent $3 billion over more than a decade helping Mexico with security and yet despite this, the cartels “have gained significant ground.” The bill would ensure that taxpayers get the best return for their investment by helping Mexico annihilate the cartels, increase the capacity of Mexico’s military and public security institutions to degrade the cartels’ effectiveness, and combat public corruption and impunity. ...