Questions Arise of How Secure the U.S / Mexico Border Is

Oct.  10^th 2010

Despite technology that has been brought to the border, there are still questions about how secure the Texas/Mexico border truly is. In the face of such incidents as the Hartley homicide (though officials are currently still baffled about the case), it is important to know just what law enforcement is up against, the article argues. Now, the National Guard has arrived, but the article points out that there is no need for panic.

“A downturn in the economy also helped reduce illegal immigration, which has been steadily falling. Deportations have reached a record high for the second year in a row, with a new focus on removing criminals. The border is a much more dangerous place these days on the Mexican side, where drug violence has escalated to a record high. But U.S. cities on the border are among the safest in the nation, and report consistently low violent crime rates.” [1]

Comments: Although these things are true, citizens who hear the stories both along the border and outside of it, one cannot help but wonder the same thing. In spite of the crime rate reduction, it could be because no one is reporting the crime for fear, guilt by association, etc. The point is, that even with this article is saying, it does not harm anything to keep a weathered eye on what occurs in the Mexico/Texas borderlands

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[1] http://www.wfaa.com/news/texas-news/Border-reporter-answers-questions-abourt-security-104682399.html