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In 1998, former Texas Comptroller John Sharp published
Challenge and Opportunity in the Texas Border Region, which provided an assessment of the economic, political, and social condition of the Texas border counties. This report, commissioned by the US / Mexico Border Counties Coalition, extends those findings to all of the 24 U.S. counties that are contiguous with Mexico. As a region, if these 24 counties were the 51st state, how would they compare with the rest of the nation?
1st in federal crimes, primarily due to drug and immigration arrests by federal agencies.
2nd in incidence of tuberculosis.
2nd in the percentage of its population that is under the age of 18.
3rd in deaths due to hepatitis.
3rd in highest concentration of Hispanics.
4th in military employment.
5th in diabetes-related deaths.
5th in unemployment, 2nd without the San Diego County work force.
7th in incidence of adult diabetes.
10th in employment of federal civilians.
12th in government and government enterprise employment.
12th in incidence of AIDS.
13th in population.
16th in violent crime.
22nd in allocation of federal highway planning and construction expenditures.
22nd in home ownership.
27th in the percentage of adults with a four year college degree; 46th without San Diego.
29th in receipt of total federal government expenditures.
37th in home affordability; 45th without San Diego.
37th in low birth weight babies.
39th in infant mortality.
42nd in the percent of teen pregnancy.
50th in insurance coverage for adults and children.
50th in percent of population that has completed high school; 51st without San Diego.
51st in per capita income if San Diego County is not included, and 40th with San Diego.
51st in the number of health care professionals.

unbelievable. literally and figuratively.

And yet only a handful of GOP Senators and a few score of GOP House members are trying to do anything to stop this in the entire US Governmental system.

Apparently, our country doesn’t really believe in equality under the law or they wouldn’t allow the border counties to become a third world country right inside otherwise wealthy states.