Just recently an old, long time rancher near the border was murdered by what was probably a drug mule. What makes it even worst, Mr Krentz could only walk with the use of a cane due to a recent hip replacement. He was a sweet and gentle man, who had helped illegals before, providing them with water and even food. His last radio communication to his son, was that he thought he saw someone in distress and was going to check them out and see if they needed any help. He was not a confrontational sort at all, and was more concerned with helping the unfortunate....legal or illegal.

This story was picked up by the NY Times on April 5th.

Knowing people in that area, and having visted there, you would not believe the amount of garbage that is left along the trails of what used to be a beautifull area. After that murder, and the amount of crime and crap the border communities have put up with, virtually every man, women and even children are packing guns! It is not right for them to have to live like that.

If the federal government won't protect the border the state should. That is far better then the people themselves taking the matter into thier own hands. :twocents: