"The Dept of HS has a budget for 2012 of 40 billion dollars. Ask Obama's "Truth Team" why. "

Because on creation they took over most of the most critical duties and responsibilities of 19 other different agencies including the Coast Guard, FBI and TSA?
Because protecting a country as big as this with the number of enemies it has accumulated over the years, the amount of coastline and number of immigrants it welcomes every year, takes a lot of resources?