Majority of likely general election voters do not feel as safe now as they did two years ago: Poll
A significant majority of likely general election voters do not feel as safe in the U.S. now as they did two years ago, according to a recent poll.
The Trafalgar Group poll, which was conducted September 17-20, found that 67.9% do not feel as safe currently as they did two years prior, while 27.1% feel just as safe now as they did back then.
A whopping 86.8% of Republicans do not feel as safe now as two years ago, while only 9.8% do feel as safe now. Democrats were fairly evenly divided, with 44.9% not feeling as safe now, and 47.8% feeling just as safe now as two years before. And in the "No Party/Other" category 64.1% do not feel as safe now as two years back, while 30.9% do feel as safe now.
Republican President Donald Trump was still in office two years ago. Democratic President Joe Biden entered office on January 20, 2021.
\u201cNew @trafalgar_group/@COSProject #poll shows 67.9% of #Americans say they do NOT feel as safe in America as they did 2 years ago.\n\nNo by Party:\n\n44.9% #Dem\n86.8%% #GOP\n64.1% #Inds\n\nReport: https://t.co/t7QHR0V9Mc\u201d— The Trafalgar Group (@The Trafalgar Group) 1663859799
The Trafalgar Group also found that 95.6% of likely general election voters would be unlikely to vote for someone who backs policies that block authorities from detaining people charged with violent offenses like kidnapping and armed robbery. While 76.9% indicated that they are "Not likely at all" to vote for such an individual, 18.7% were "Not very likely," to vote for such a candidate.
A Scott Rassmussen national survey of registered voters found that 61% believe that drug cartels possess more control over the U.S. southern border than the American government does. That poll also found that 54% do not think the federal government is seriously aiming to make the border secure and decrease unlawful immigration.
Border security is critical for public safety. For example, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection press release noted that earlier this month, authorities arrested a convicted murderer who had unlawfully entered the U.S. The individual had been "convicted of multiple felonies, including murder, in 1996 in Miami and sentenced to four years of confinement" and had "been twice deported, most recently in June of this year," according to CBP.
St. Louis hopes to boost its population by importing Afghan refugees
The city of St. Louis, Missouri hopes to grow its population by luring Afghan refugees to settle in the city so that it can offset its 70 years of population loss.
The Associated Press reported that there is an “aggressive effort” within the city to attract large swaths of the more than 76,000 Afghans who fled their country after its capital city of Kabul was ceded to the Taliban.
Currently, the city is home to about 600 Afghan refugees and another 750 are expected to arrive later this year.
The Associated Press reported various city and community leaders are “hopeful that over the next few years, thousands more will decide to relocate” to St. Louis and “offset seven decades of population loss.”
Reportedly, city officials see courting Afghan refugees as crucial to beginning a process of urban rejuvenation similar to how the arrival of Bosnian refugees spurred along a similar process in the 1990s.
In the 1990s, St. Louis was the most popular destination for Bosnians who were displaced by the war in the former Balkan nation of Yugoslavia. Of the estimated 300,000 Bosnian refugees who sought entry into the U.S., roughly 40,000 now call the greater-St. Louis region their home.
The St. Louis Afghan Resettlement Initiative is backed by more than $1 million in donations and has more than 800 volunteers at its disposal. The initiative has support from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis, the International Institute of St. Louis, and other nonprofit groups throughout the city.
Reportedly, advocates for the refugee resettlement initiative haven’t encountered any opposition.
Jerry Schlichter, an attorney who is an organizer and major funder of the program, said that the initiative will help Afghan refugees find housing and jobs, connect newly arrived refugees with professional development resources such as classes on computer coding, and will provide them with grants for business startups.
Schlichter said, “There’s a mutual need. We have been stagnant. With this one-time opportunity with Afghan refugees ending up somewhere in this country, we should take advantage of it.”
Arrey Obenson, the president and CEO of the International Institute of St. Louis, said that he is confident the new refugees will revitalize the city’s neighborhoods.
“The reality of the circumstance we face is that if we look at St. Louis city and the rate the population is declining, we have to find a way to bring people into the community to turn that around,” Obenson said.
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