Recently, Arizona rancher Rob Krentz was killed by a criminal who entered and exited the United States on federal land through the San Bernardino Wildlife Refuge.  This is one of the areas the Border Patrol has been unable to effectively monitor.  In 2007, Rob and his wife wrote a letter to Members of Congress expressing concern over the criminal activity that was taking place in Wilderness areas along the border, writing that "we are in fear for our lives and safety and health of ourselves and that of our families and friends."

The DHS and Border Patrol are unable to monitor and protect these lands because our government owns them and because the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior administer them.  Doesn't it seem absurd that the agency tasked to protect our land cannot do so because we, the people, own the land?