Americans Don't Want Soldiers Or National Guard In Their Cities

 

The charts above are from the CBS News / YouGov Poll -- done between October 1st and 3rd of a nationwide sample of 2,441 adults, with a 2.3 point margin of error.

Border Cities Are Among The Safest Cities In The U.S.

 The chart above uses information about crime statistics from the FBI. It compares the eight largest border cities to eight other cities of their size. Note that the eight border cities have a lower violent crime rate than the other cities.

This is not new. It has been true for years. Trump has tried to claim the border cities have an enormous crime rate because of undocumented immigrants. That was always a lie! The border cities are among the safest cities in the United States, and always have been.

The Cities That Held Marches/Protests After Floyd's Murder

After the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, it was like that was the straw that broke the camel's back. Protests, marches, and demonstrations occurred in more than 2,000 cities across the nations -- and they continued for many days in most of them.

Here, from The New York Times, is the list of cities in each state where protests happened.