of senate bill 1070 say its purpose is to crack down on crime, like that experienced by rancher robert krentz. he was interviewed in 1999. >> you know, we personally been broke in once, and they took about $700 worth of stuff, and, you know, if they come in and ask for water i'll still give them water. you know, that's just my nature. >> in march, krentz was murdered. his killing spurred passage of the new law because it was suspected that he was killed by an illegal. now there is evidence that the killer was not an immigrant. overall, the violent crime rate in arizona is down, and so is property crime, and census data shows that immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than legal residents. >> the legislature would say that this law is intended to stop home invasions, drugs coming across the border, guns being smuggled is absurd. in no way does this law even begin to address those issues. >> father raul trevizo pastors a catholic parish in tucson, near the border, of about 4,000 families, many of them undocumented. >> all this law does is put fear in people who are here as economic refuge

krentz -- robert krentz was one of the good guys. robert krentz was one of us.us be silent for a moment in honor and respect for the lost life of a good and decent man. my fellow members of the nra with the world watching as agreed, let them see and hear us welcome and embrace rob krentz' wife, son, daughter-in-law, and his youngest son. will you please stand up? [applause] >> susan, and the, amanda, and frank were gracious enough to fly from loss cruises last night to help us honor rob's life and lend their voices to ours -- susan, andy, amanda and frank. we will not forget rob, and we will not forget you. you have our word. [applause] krentz family will be with us tonight at the celebration of the american values freedom experience. god bless you and thank you for joining us in charlotte. [applause] i'm going to say it -- for rob krentz down in the border and for every lawful, good person who has been abandoned down there, as far as they are concerned, too many politicians in washington would rather prevent an invading drug criminal from getting caught them pr

this letter was sent to met a meeting four days after the murder of robert krentz. the author writes, i'm angry. i had been operating at a slow simmer. now, last saturday, rob kcentz was shot, he and his dog were killed. we searched for his killer but they had had a 24-hour head start on them by the time they found the body. we followed the track to the multibillion dollar ineffective fence at the border and then mexico. they returned to their homes and jobs, sick that they could not catch the criminal before he crossed the border. i have known mr. krentz and his family for years. we became acquainted living here. most of us have conservative leanings in this area. we do not have the option of calling for help in emergencies for much of the time because we don't have phones, radios, or cell services when we're out on the landscape or out on the road. you have to be prepared to handle your emergencies yourself. it could be a snake, a broken down car. but for the last four years so, it's illegals carrying semiautomatic weapons, that's you have to prepare for, especial