RSS Feed Menu
CNN reports:
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer says she has “no other choice” than to sue the federal government for what she calls Washington’s failure to secure her state’s border and enforce immigration laws.
Brewer and Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne, who is taking the lead on the countersuit, announced the state’s plans Thursday outside a federal court in Phoenix. Arizona’s move is an attempt to strike back at the Obama administration for a lawsuit blocking parts of a controversial law Brewer signed in April. It authorized police to identify and help deport those suspected of being in the country illegally. The measure sparked protests in Arizona and around the country.
“(Arizona) did not want this fight,” Brewer said. “But now that we are in it, Arizona will not rest until our border is secured.”
While vocal opponents of the immigration law continued to chant and wave banners, Horne detailed the five-count suit that included claims the federal government failed to protect Arizona’s borders from the “invasion of illegal aliens” and costs associated with “jailing criminal immigrants.”
Brewer has promised only private funds will pay for the suit and launched www.KeepAZsafe.com to collect donations.
What goes around, comes around.
Good for Brewer. It’s a mess down there and she needs to do what’s best for her state.
What ever happened to the all the gun dealers in Arizona that got busted for selling large quantities of guns to Mexican drug lords. Seems to have been forgotten in the press.
http://insightcrime.org/insight-latest-news/item/471-rawfeed-decoding-a-us-indictment-of-us-arms-traffickers
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/gunrunners-mexico/?utm_campaign=homepage&utm_medium=feeds&utm_source=feeds
I live in AZ, and it is pretty easy to go buy guns at these swap meets and trade shows. I want to support the police in being able to deal with this problem, but I’m uncomfortable with ability to sue other citizens and police for not enforcing the immigration laws well enough. Also, for the record: I’m not afraid to walk the streets in my town. People have this idea that it’s a warzone down here. I have more problems with the elderly folks who live here during the winter.
It’s pretty easy to spot someone who is worried about getting inquiries from the police, anyway. They’re all driving 5 under the speed limit.