The focus is on Congress this week as Border Security is again the hot topic. But from a border-area store owner to the El Paso's former FBI chief, it's clear that there are questions about what will ultimately be accomplished.

For thirty years, Tornillo has been home for Wencho Bosquez. He runs a local gas station and convenience store. Along with his regulars, Bosquez sees plenty of illegal immigrants and often helps them out. Bosquez told me "Anybody who crosses over who doesn't have any food, here with me they can eat. I give lots of people food." Bosquez said with the area so vast and so few people patrolling, it's an ideal place for those looking to cross into the U.S. But he recognizes not everyone comes here for a better life. "Very humble people cross here. Terrorists could possibly cross over here mingled with them and nobody'd know."

And that's exactly what the former head of El Paso's FBI office has been saying for years. IN an exclusive interview, Hardrick Crawford said "If they're able to defeat our highly porous borders, highly motivated organizations and terrorist outfits have the funds and technological ability to do likewise.

Crawford says back in 2002, the Sheriff in Alpine casually mentioned that armed Mexican soldiers often illegally crossed over and shopped at a local conveinence store, then went back to Mexico. "You could imagine if we were to do that," says Crawford. "The Humvees would be seized, the soldiers arrested and it would be an international incident. And he (the Sheriff) says, 'Yes Mr. Crawford welcome to the border." Crawford says from that day forward, he made sure to have border incusions documented in support of the Border Patrol. "Border Patrol was doing its job, Washington DC was just not concerned," Crawford told us.

But Washington's interest piqued after what happened on January 22nd. That's when Hudspeth County Sheriff's Deputies chased three vehicles they believed were part of a drug run. One of the SUV's got stuck on the riverbank and deputies say a Humvee approached from the Mexican side, with heavily armed men in military clothing crossing into the United States to rescue the smugglers. One week later, KFOX went back to do a follow up story and our news crew, along with a deputy, saw men dressed as Mexican soldiers within yards of the Rio Grande. Not captured on camera, but spotted hiding by the Deputy and our reporter, other soldiers had crossed into the United States.

These two incursions were at the heart of new government hearings on border security. But Crawford warns, don't expect major changes out of this next set of talks. "It's embarrassing because I understand there are all kinds of things like NAFTA and economic concerns, there's illegal immigration concerns, it's a very complex relationship we have with Mexico and this is just something that if you're in the Department of State, which I wasn't, this is not something you really want to hear." Back in Tornillo, Wencho Bosquez doesn't hold out much hope for what those in Washington decide. "It doesn't affect us because people keep coming, a lot of people, like they used to."

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