How would you feel if you heard that Homeland Security’s Janet Napolitano was finally going to get tough on border security? Would you think, wow that’s awesome? It’s about time!!! Glad to see her taking a conservative stance for once… Well she did just that, only not for the U.S.’s sake. Not in support for Arizona’s new immigration law and not is support of any of the other border states. She did however have time to support Saudi Arabia in their illegal immigration struggles.

Saudi Arabia, in recent years, has seen their recent struggles with illegal border crossings. They’ve seen a flood of Yemen nationals and Shi’ites backed by Iran (article), many of them terrorists, crossing over into the Saudi territory. So why is she so concerned about another counties border, when she can’t do a damn thing about ours?

Here are her comments on the matter.

From the World Tribune:

“So many of our discussions were about how to protect a very tough, geological, topographical border from illegal crossings,” Ms. Napolitano said during a visit to the Saudi kingdom on May 31.

Officials said Saudi Arabia and the United States were also expanding their intelligence exchange. They said the expansion began during the Yemeni Shi’ite war in southern Saudi Arabia in November 2009, which included the capture of two Saudi towns.

“We all share a concern about terrorist activity emanating from Yemen,” Ms. Napolitano said. “Actions of the U.S. in Yemen are with the consent, cooperation of the government of Yemen.”

Officials said the U.S. military was modernizing the Saudi Arabian National Guard as well as Interior Ministry security forces. They said Riyad has ordered hundreds of millions of dollars worth of air- and ground-based reconnaissance equipment to monitor the desert border with Yemen.

Another area of consultation has been the Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, which operates in both Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Officials said most of the AQAP leadership was comprised of Saudi nationals.

“The security coordination is very strong with Saudi Arabia,” Ms. Napolitano said.