We control the next line of funding.

If those that are supposed to protect the laws are in danger than what about those that they are trying to protect, they’re in danger as well.

There are some issues that face local law enforcement especially in the rural areas the southwest United States and those have to be accounted for.

The juvenile is not gonna be identified at this time by our policy, but he’s been placed under arrest for resisting arrest and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.

I think it is safe to say Chairman Sensenbrenner understands that border security is the third part of the equation. Without it you don’t have homeland security and national security.

There appears to be some grave concern that in all of this debate in the Senate that perhaps we’re losing site of the fact that border security should be one of the priority issues.

Detectives did a very good job. We don’t question why things happen.

We think it’s important that whatever strategy is employed by the Coalition doesn’t adversely affect our fellow sheriffs in New Mexico, Arizona or California.

What this latest incidence underscores is the necessity of increased support for local law enforcement to aid improving our border security. If this doesn’t open D.C.’s eyes, I don’t know what will.

When you look at the Volkswagen, the bumper of the pick-up truck forced itself all the way back to the top of the roof of the car. That indicates that he was coming so fast...

Operation Linebacker is the modern-day version of a COPS program aimed at border security. I think Chairman Sensenbrenner gets the picture.

The Sheriffs slated to testify before the (Senate) will demonstrate how those involved in law enforcement along the southern border share the same unique problems with very limited resources.

We are 26 sheriffs committed to the exact same thing: border security and how it affects the rural areas of the southwest border with Mexico.

He’s down-home, not pretentious, but he gets it, and he’s got an air of confidence about him that reassures you that when you tell him something he understands how important it is to you.

When you think of the military that’s generally what you think of, green style uniforms and green style armory.

We’ve been conducting a follow up investigation all day long continuing to try and track down various witnesses and at the same time trying to get a better feel of what took place.

We just want to find the 7-year-old boy, no questions asked.