Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
Arrests of migrants are at their lowest level since the 1970s because of increased security, the LA Times reports.
Since 1986, the number of U.S. Border Patrol agents rose 3,222 to 18,500 today, the LA Times reported.
The result: Less crime and more economic development for border towns.
“We have gone above and beyond what was requested by the very Republicans who said they supported broader reform as long as we got serious about enforcement,” said President Obama during a trip to the border at El Paso in 2011. “All the stuff they asked for, we’ve done.”
Some question the meaning behind the reduction in border crimes, saying fewer people are coming to the U.S. for jobs because of the economy.
