claim: says that when president obama visited el paso, he "pronounced that the border with mexico and the united states was safer than it ever was in history."
author: rick perry
evidence_1: jan 26, 2017 ... 'i could be the most presidential person ever'. the abc interview has now started.  president trump says construction of border wall with mexico will begin "in  months" and mexico will "absolutely" reimburse the us for wall. "he says to say  that," mr trump says when told mr nieto refuses to pay.
evidence_2: jan 18, 2012 ... per capita, a person was at least nine times more likely to be murdered in  chihuahua last year than in afghanistan. (chihuahua has .... when president  obama visited el paso, he "pronounced that the border with mexico and the  united states was safer than it ever was in history." this was in may, 2011.
evidence_3: may 10, 2011 ... he said, “the united states will find it far more difficult to maintain its competitive  edge if it excludes those who are able and willing to help us compete.” so  immigration is ... el paso and other cities and towns along this border are  consistently among the safest in the nation. .... we're a better nation than that.
evidence_4: jul 28, 2011 ... as a vicious drug war rages on the other side of the mexican border, el paso is  prospering. ... even though the family lived in juárez, pepé went to high school in  america and then on to the university of texas-el paso, which offers in-state  tuition to eligible mexican residents. he and his friends spoke ...
evidence_5: jan 25, 2017 ... donald trump faced a fresh torrent of criticism on wednesday as he moved  ahead with plans to build a wall on the mexican border via executive order. “the  secretary of homeland security, working with myself and my staff, will begin  immediate construction of a border wall,” the us president said to ...