How bad is the border situation compared to Trumps claims?

[katygirl68]

Originally Posted by moneill

That's what the folks said in the town Trump visited today. They are the 7th safest city in the USA, safest in Texas.....

So what? It’s like living in a prison town. When inmates escape, the first thing they do is get out of that town. Come to my town, Houston, and tell me how safe it is.

[KayAnn246]

I believe the folks on the front lines.

Trump speech reaction: McAllen leaders and residents dispute border crisis, need for wall
https://www.caller.com/story/news/te...ll/2519216002/

Is There a Mexican Border Crisis? McAllen Texas Mayor Says No | NowThis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLGBoL9BWQ4

[LordBalfor]

Originally Posted by katygirl68

So what? It’s like living in a prison town. When inmates escape, the first thing they do is get out of that town. Come to my town, Houston, and tell me how safe it is.

Houston is NOT a "border" town - subject of this thread.
Aside from that, yeah Houston has high crime, but it's down considerable from what it was a decade ago - even though the number of illegal aliens has climbed.
As a general rule the highest crime cities tend to be far from the Mexican border - and in nearly all cities the crime rate has fallen over the past decade.

Ken

[Aceter]

Originally Posted by stiffnecked

You people could be taken to the border and get to observe first hand what is happening and you still wouldn't admit it.

When just about every border city has and continues to have low murder rates, it would be an outright lie to say violence on the Mexican side has been spilling over to the U.S. side of the border.

[Absolom]

Originally Posted by vacoder

And bazically no one is calling for an open border. Non sequitur.

They don't use those exact words, no.