Boarder towns are secure?

April 3, 2011
Mona Kilborn, Marshalltown

An article on the front page of the T-R on March 25, "Napolitano: US border towns with Mexico are safe" leads you to believe our southern border is safe with the quote "The border is better now than it ever has been." I have networked with families who had a family member killed by illegal aliens ever since my Mom was killed by an illegal alien. Ranchers in Arizona tell a vastly different story than Janet Napolitano. Perhaps the Associated Press should verify their facts instead of giving us the idea that Janet is telling the truth.

Consider Sue whose husband Rob was murdered on their ranch near the border with Mexico on March 27, 2010. If our border is so secure, how was it that Rob was murdered on his ranch? Tracks were followed to the border. Sue mentions "all the times we had trucks stolen and the house robbed." My heart goes out to Sue as she tries to keep the ranch going. Life in Iowa can be difficult for our farmers, but imagine the danger the ranchers on our southern border face. Sue continues, "In one eight day period officials removed 500 people from the ranch." Imagine the dangers of trying to ranch with trespassers on the ranch - many who are heavily armed. I can't even imagine trying to work the land while facing running into someone carrying AK47's.

Ask Brian Terry's family how secure the border is. He was gunned down on the U.S. side of the border. Do you ever wonder why our Border Patrol had bean bag rounds to use first while the illegal alien drug runners had AK47's?

Consider Cindy, a retired engineer, and her husband telling about life on their land. She states, "drugs never used to come through here. My neighbor 10 miles south was shot at a couple years ago when a drug load was hidden nearby and he happened to go through his own gate at the wrong time." Can you imagine seeing 18 men on your property with AK47's? Cindy continues, "Just a month ago the BLM rangers told me they found evidence of a drug loadout by 10 mules just 150 yards from my front door."

The next time you see a ridiculous quote like the one by Janet Napolitano, it is time to do some research yourself and then demand that our elected officials enforce U.S. laws.

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