--------------------------------------------------Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer wants the federal government to spend more on border security -- at least more than it does on Mexico.
The Republican governor is slamming Washington for committing more than double the amount of funding next year to Mexico than it does to National Guard along the U.S. side of the southern border.
"They're giving more money to Mexico," Brewer said after meeting with administration officials Monday, calling the disparity "very, very disturbing."
There's a bit more nuance behind the claim. According to her office, Brewer was referring to the administration's fiscal 2011 budget projections committing $135 million to a National Guard increase along the southern border versus $310 million to Mexico via the Merida Initiative -- a program started under the Bush administration that helps Mexico and other Latin American countries fight drug gangs and other organized crime.
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