This marks a 21-point jump in support for the use of the U.S. military along the border in just two months.
Only 10% now say the military should not be used in that fashion, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national phone survey. Eleven percent (11%) are not sure.
Republicans feel even more strongly about the use of the military than others. Ninety percent (90%) of GOP voters say the military should be used to protect U.S. citizens if the violence crosses into this country, compared to 72% of Democrats and 76% of voters not affiliated with either of the major parties.
President Obama has expressed concern about the rise of drug violence in Mexico and is reportedly considering sending the National Guard to the border if the high level of violence moves into this country.
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Eighty-two percent (82%) of voters are concerned that Mexican drug violence will spill over into the United States, including 50% who are very concerned. Just three percent (3%) are not at all concerned. There has been a sizable jump in this concern also over the past two months.
The majority of voters (52%) remain more concerned about drug violence than illegal immigration. Forty-one percent (41%) are more concerned about the illegals situation. These numbers are largely unchanged from the survey at the beginning of the year.
Also unchanged is the level of voter support for continued building of a fence along the Mexican border. Sixty-one percent (61%) say the United States should continue the fence, but 27% disagree.
Eighty-eight percent (88%) of Republicans are at least somewhat concerned that Mexican drug-related violence will spill over into the United States, with 60% very concerned. Eighty-one percent (81%) of Democrats are at least somewhat concerned, including 46% who are very concerned. Voters not affiliated with either party track very closely with Democrats on this question.
Yet the majority of GOP voters (53%) remain more concerned about illegal immigration than growing drug violence. Sixty-three percent (63%) of Democrats, on the other hand, are more concerned about drug-related violence. Unaffiliated voters give the edge to drug violence by a 50% to 44% margin.
Republicans also are more enthusiastic supporters of the border fence. Seventy-four percent (74%) of Republicans say the United States should keep building the fence, as do 53% of Democrats and 60% of unaffiliateds.
Clearly one reason for the higher level of concern about drug violence in Mexico is that far more voters are now following stories about it. Seventy-six percent (76%) say they have followed news stories about growing drug violence in Mexico at least somewhat closely, including 33% who are following it very closely. Only five percent (5%) are not following it at all. In early January, just 43% were following the news at least somewhat closely, with 19% following it very closely.
Even without the higher level of concern about drug-related violence, 74% of voters said in early December that the federal government is not doing enough to secure the country’s borders.
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano told Fox News last week that the Obama Administration will soon unveil a plan aimed at stopping weapons bought in this country and money from drug sales here from going back into Mexico. This will help alleviate the violence between warring Mexican drug gangs, she said.
Homeland Security has announced that it is using money from the new economic stimulus plan to continue work on the border fence.
Barry has never been to the border.
HELP OUR BORDER PATROL STOP THE INVASION!!!
BUILD THE FENCE!!!
MANDATE E-VERIFY!!!
San Diego Border Patrol Sector Apprehensions---Length 66 miles long
----------OCT---NOV---DEC---JAN---FEB
FY2009-10036--7953--6549-10250-11681
FY2008--9801--9163--7773-12877-15092
FY2007--9494--7764--6591-12489-12997
FY2006-10145--7730--6531-13959-17160-
El Centro Border Patrol Sector Apprehensions---Length 71 miles long
----------OCT---NOV---DEC---JAN---FEB
FY2009--2618--2176--1692--2970--2904
FY2008--3230--2412--2000--3839--4095
FY2007--4379--3667--3037--4983--5187
FY2006--5072--3831--2998--5797--6399
Yuma Sector began Operation Streamline on December 4, 2006 (FY2007)
Yuma Border Patrol Sector Apprehensions---Length 118 miles long
----------OCT---NOV---DEC---JAN---FEB
FY2009---338---406---364---614---731
FY2008--1094---955---956--1062--1089
FY2007--3478--3240--2601--5357--4474
FY2006--9428--8913--6884-13743-17117
The Yuma Sector now has a total of 94 miles of fencing
Tucson Sector began Operation Streamline in Jan. 2008
Tucson Border Patrol Sector Apprehensions---Length 262 miles
----------OCT---NOV---DEC---JAN---FEB
FY2009-18814-12850--9865-18650-20955
FY2008-21725-18232-11722-26348-34297
FY2007-25135-21323-16136-29459-34148
FY2006-27316-24270-16447-33229-43153
El Paso Border Patrol Sector Apprehensions---Length 268 miles
----------OCT---NOV---DEC---JAN---FEB
FY2009--1468--1159---865--1340--1434
FY2008--3605--2648--2014--3470--3945
FY2007--6183--5098--4189--6570--7482
FY2006-11027--8191--5668-11941-14457
01-29-09 In the El Paso sector, crews finished 79 miles of the planned 81 miles of "vehicle fencing," usually concrete or metal barriers that were mostly installed in the flat New Mexico desert west of El Paso, Cordero said. The 15- to 18-foot tall metal "pedestrian fencing" needs about 11 miles to reach the planned 56 miles in the El Paso region.
Marfa Border Patrol Sector Apprehensions---Length 510 miles
----------OCT---NOV---DEC---JAN---FEB
FY2009---540---456---473---529---691
FY2008---386---388---451---350---612
FY2007---368---442---383---556---532
FY2006---655---590---563---739---908
The Del Rio Sector began Operation Streamline on December 5, 2005 (FY2006)
Del Rio Border Patrol Sector Apprehensions---Length 210 miles
----------OCT---NOV---DEC---JAN---FEB
FY2009--1321--1063---872--1604--1908
FY2008--1680--1059---945--1961--2462
FY2007--1618--1701--1051--2044--2421
FY2006--4840--4016--2910--4839--5854
The Laredo Sector began Operation Streamline on October 30, 2007 (FY2008)
Laredo Border Patrol Sector Apprehensions---Length 171 miles
----------OCT---NOV---DEC---JAN---FEB
FY2009--2708--2460--1930--3971--3720
FY2008--3825--2658--1969--3907--5001
FY2007--4286--3810--2890--4678--5855
FY2006--5014--4323--3544--7415--9554
Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector Apprehensions------Length 316 miles
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FY2009--5088--4261--3340--4572--5206
FY2008--5989--4696--3974--5217--6879
FY2007--5772--4549--3649--5798--6172
FY2006-10060--9111--7128--9533-10444
KEEP BUILDING THE FENCE!!!
IT'S WORKING!!!
SUPPORT OUR BORDER PATROL!!!
In the last 22 years, since the 1986, Reagan, one-time amnesty, over 26 million illegals have been apprehended, after they crossed the border into our United States.
UNITED STATES BORDER APPREHENSIONS (Source DHS/CBP)
1987--1,190,488------1995--1,394,554------2003----931,557
1988--1,008,145------1996--1,649,986------2004--1,160,395
1989----954,243------1997--1,412,953------2005--1,189,075
1990--1,169,939------1998--1,555,776------2006--1,089,902
1991--1,197,875------1999--1,579,010------2007----876,704
1992--1,258,482------2000--1,676,438------2008----723,825
1993--1,327,259------2001--1,266,213------2009----
1994--1,094,717------2002----955,310
However, less than 1, out of 4, illegals, crossing into our United States, are estimated to have been apprehended.
According to the U.S. Immigration Service another 6 million illegals in our country are visa overstays.
Lack of E-verify in the Stimulus Bill only entices even more illegals to enter our country!!