This paper examines the problem of U.S. congressional funding priorities for Beyond Merida legislation and finds that inadequate resourcing of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) programs impedes U.S. and Mexican efforts to disrupt transnational drug cartel operations in the near term. The author uses a Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) methodology to compare the efficacy of current State Department (DOS) initiatives against possible alternatives administered by DHS. The author draws conclusions that ...
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