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>> juan: in the unresolved problem segment tonight, the border states are getting a little more help from washington. president obama today signed a 600-million-dollar border security law. it will put more equipment and a thousand new agents on the border. but critics still say it's not enough. bill spoke to two border sheriffs recently about what they're up against. what i'm trying to get on my mind for people to ho don't live on the border. how bad the violence son the border and how much it's intruding on american territory. >> well, it's affected clearly our way of life and our security th...

>> juan: in the unresolved problem segment tonight, the border states are getting a little more help from washington. president obama today signed a 600-million-dollar border security law. it will put more equipment and a thousand new agents on the border. but critics still say it's not enough. bill spoke to two border sheriffs recently about what they're up against. what i'm trying to get on my mind for people to ho don't live on the border. how bad the violence son the border and how much it's intruding on american territory. >> well, it's affected clearly our way of life and our security th...

>> juan: in the unresolved problem segment tonight, the border states are getting a little more help from washington. president obama today signed a 600-million-dollar border security law. it will put more equipment and a thousand new agents on the border. but critics still say it's not enough. bill spoke to two border sheriffs recently about what they're up against. what i'm trying to get on my mind for people to ho don't live on the border. how bad the violence son the border and how much it's intruding on american territory. >> well, it's affected clearly our way of life and our security th...

They are less popular than the democrats in congress. >> well, i think that anyone in government right now is unpopular. the public mood is very sorrow on -- sour on everybody. if you look at somebody like charlie cook who studies all of these races and even earlier today pat caddell saying they are going to suffer a lot of losses on the democratic party. that's the republicans gain. i will tell you this, juan. the democrats are giving the republicans a huge opportunity right now. i just hope they don't blow it. >> juan: i don't know. we will have to look again. dana, thanks for coming in. >> ...

For border sheriffs in texas, crime has decreased over 70% and now if you look at funding from operation stone garden by the federal government for the whole border area, crime has decreased. that's exactsly what we're telling people. you want to prevent that from happening, you have to put a stop by investing in your border. >> you're calling for more resources and saying the bulk of it is being paid for locally and resources are local. do you need more help from the state and federal government and in what capacity? >> i think i can -- an i speak for the sheriffs along the border. 31 sheriff...