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It galvanized the community, the rural communities along the border here. many residents say they no longer feel safe in their own homes and they're tired of waiting for the federal government to secure the border. howard and rosemary hunt live 40 miles from the mexican border in southeastern arizona. in january, they were tied up and robbed by two illegal immigrants, one wielding a machete. is there where you had your first confrontation? >> yes, standing right there. >> i said when he took her down, i said you harm her and i'll kill [ bleep ]. cut my hand because i reached back to grab the d...

Deported and more should be stopped from coming to the u.s. we also asked about the much more rigid immigration law taking effect in arizona later this month. 57% of americans favor the crackdown. 37% oppose. that controversial law in arizona has ignited a firestone between -- firestorm between the governor who signed it and the white house which, of course, opposes it. latest political punches are now being thrown on the internet. here is a political ad from republican governor jan brewer. >> he promised we would get word from his administration on what they were going to do to secure the bor...

>> reporter: we asked what these current and former arizonians want president obama to say about illegal immigration and border security. >> i'd like to hear him say that we're going to secure our borders first. >> the only thing that would make us feel safe enough to go back is if the border were secured. >> they're coming across the way they should and getting their papers, fine. but this illegal stuff, no. >> to heck with afghanistan, to heck with iraq to heck with the rest of them. how about us? >> reporter: frankly, no matter what the president says about border security and illegal immig...

National guard on the border between mexico and the united states. so he's trying to show that, you know, he is not weak on this issue, that he understands the threat, the security threat, and yet you need these different facets of the reform, which also include business people who might hire these people. >> jill from the white house, thanks. for many people living near the u.s. mexico border, the debate is more than political. it is about their safety, maybe even their survival. in arizona, the passions flared even more this past spring when an arizona rancher was gunned down. police say an ...

Bigger threat than ever. yet, economy mill just bought the stoller property and plans to move his family there. >> the violence will be here, like anywhere else. it will be here. to me it is a better lifestyle for my family to be out in the country versus being in the city. >> reporter: we asked what these current and former arizonans want president obama to say. >> i would like to hear him say we are going to secure our borders first. >> the only thing that would make us feel safe enough to go back is if the border were secured. >> come away the way they should, get their papers, fine. this i...