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.
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.
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.