Statement by Congressman McCaul in response to the Obama administration's Southwest Border Security Initiative:

"This is a good start and I commend the administration for taking this step, but I believe we need more resources than they are providing. We are still waiting for a response from the administration to Texas’ request for 1,000 National Guard Troops that are needed to secure the border, conduct searches, and provide a necessary show of force to the drug cartels.

"I am concerned that Secretary Napolitano is transferring personnel at the detriment of interior enforcement. I look forward to the Secretary providing more details about the transfer of personnel so we can better gauge how her plan affects overall immigration enforcement.

"I believe the violence along the Mexican border is at the tipping point. President Calderon has accurately called this a war and it continues to spill into the United States. It is the role of Congress to provide additional resources to fight this war. I plan to introduce legislation in the coming weeks for a more comprehensive strategy."