Emotions Run High as Texas Border Residents Feel Abandoned, Fear for Their Lives

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : Many had attended a town hall meeting in May that covered the same issues, and by all accounts, illegal immigration and cross-border crime has escalated over the past five months.
54% : -- we'll get intel from DPS, get intel from Border Patrol where the biggest groups are coming through, which cameras are seeing the most activity -- and get them set up in those areas," Coe said.
51% : The Syrian had a green card and was subsequently released by Border Patrol, but will likely face state charges brought by the DPS, Coe said.
50% : At the town hall, several audience members were clearly dissatisfied with hearing that they may have to wait until after the 2022 midterm elections for the possibility of tightened border security.
40% : During that time, Border Patrol highway checkpoints in the area were closed and Texas state troopers were pulled off the roads to beef up law enforcement numbers under the bridge.
39% : "If you're in imminent danger, I think the answer is probably yes," said Joshua Reno, Paxton's deputy attorney general for criminal justice, in response to the first question.

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