Troy King: meth production down 57%, illegal immigration a growing concern

Story in last Friday's Huntsville Times.

Even though the...local production of meth has declined, King said, most of the imported meth comes from Mexico.

"The federal government has allowed a border problem to become a heartland problem," King said. "Now we've got to search for a way to deal with it and we have to demand our federal officials do something."

He said with an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in the country, the issue is not just about closing the border, but what to do with the illegal immigrants already here.

"The federal government is running a catch-and-release program if the person has committed no horrible crimes on record," he said. "Then, they release them and encourage them to try to become legal citizens because they don't have the funds to house" and deport them.