Border Bill doesn't reflect Community Realities

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President Obama signed into law a $600 million bill to increase border security in responce to  violence along the border. A recent poll shows that the justificaiton for bill does not reflect reality.

The findings of the first independent public opinion poll of residents along in border cities in California, Arizona, Texas and New Mexico, commissioned by the Border Network for Human Rights (BNHR),  shows that residents feel their border communities are as safe as most communities in the nation.

The release of the report coincides with the passage of a $600 million in supplemental funding for border enforcement calling for more money and agents to the Southern border.  The poll results confirm the disconnect between the widespread perception of chaos at the border and the less dramatic picture of reality of border life.

• 86.5% of border residents said they feel safe walking or driving in their neighborhood during their regular daily activities
• Almost 70% said they felt their border neighborhood was as safe as most U.S. neighborhoods
• 67% said they felt safe living in their border community

BNHR press release on the poll: http://www.bnhr.org/news/press-release-new-poll-shows-border-residents-f...