Naturally I am not in favor of illegal immigration. But there are usually multiple causes to any big disaster and the placing of the spike strip appears to be one of them. I am betting that the families of innocent Americans killed in this accident are wondering if the police could have handled this in another way. I expect the officer who placed the spikes is asking himself the same question. I've had a close relative killed in a car accident and I certainly wanted to know all the reasons why it occurred. The police would not have changed their story if they were sure that their actions were 100% OK. Hopefully some lessons are learned.
It's easy to second guess after the event --- but when someone illegal comes over the border and seems hell-bent on reaching the nearest military base while the jihad is declared on us, I think the spikes were probably the right thing. What if this was Al Queda types instead of the typical drug smugglers? What if they were rushing over with some kind of bomb to destroy the military base instead of cocaine?