Janet Napolitano, the Queen Of Doublespeak, tries her best to rewrite history, again…
(LA Times) Battling the widespread perception that U.S. border cities have become more dangerous, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Monday called on public officials to stop exaggerating the violence on the U.S. side of the border with Mexico and “be honest with the people we serve.
“In a speech in El Paso, Napolitano cited FBI statistics showing that violent crime rates in Southwest border counties are down 30% over the last two decades and are “among the lowest in the nation.”
Napolitano’s effort to change the public perception of danger follows a heated campaign season last fall that saw candidates in border states frequently emphasizing the effects of illegal immigration on their communities.
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But Matthew Benson, a spokesman for Brewer, said: “The issue is there are tens of thousands of people being murdered immediately across the border in Mexico by the cartels. And the concern is that the violence by the cartels will begin spilling across the border.”
For Arizona cattle ranchers, the day-to-day reality of drug and people smugglers traversing their property is “far more impacting” than Napolitano’s comments indicate, said Rep. Ben Quayle (R-Ariz.).
“Statistics and averages might mean something to government bureaucrats and analysts in Washington, but try telling the people who deal with these realities every day that the violence along the border has subsided,” said Quayle, who won his congressional seat in the Republican surge in November.
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