Slaying stokes border worries
Crime: Stats may show rise in illegals
Wed, 03/31/2010 - 12:56am
Herald/Review
SIERRA VISTA — The east edge of Cochise County, including the area where a local rancher was killed, has seen in increase in illegal immigrant activity in the past year, Cochise County Sheriff’s Office officials say.
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Sure hope they get that situation under control before there are any more
deaths. It must be a night mare for people living along the Border with
Mexico.
The heinous slaughter of Robert Krentz, a humanitarian Rancher who
administered aid, to lost, desperate or injured illegal aliens proves the
insecurity at the border. The indifference and blame should fall squarely in
the hands of both political parties, The protection of citizens should be the
first tenant of whatever administration is in the White House and not
pandering to wealthy special interests, whose agenda is a wide open border;
no matter the consequences? It should be a priority specifically now since
the escalation of the drug war has transgressed the US-Mexican border and
entered our communities like a toxic cloud. Operation Jump Start, which began
in June 2006, was designed to give the Border Patrol some breathing space
until it could hire thousands of additional agents and build hundreds of
miles of border fence. National Guard troops watched the border from
observation towers, flying spotter aircraft and built roads, fences and
vehicle barriers; but could not con
There are a good way to stop illegal criminals: overwhelming fore power and
cutting loose attack dogs.