April 13, 2012

Arizona Ups the Ante on Border Security

By Elise Cooper
President Obama's speeches on border security are heavy on sarcastic rhetoric but light on substance.  Remember his immigration comments in May 2011? You know, they said we needed to triple the Border Patrol.  Or now they're going to say we need to quadruple the Border Patrol.  Or they'll want a higher fence.  Maybe they'll need a moat. Maybe they want alligators in the moat.  They'll never be satisfied.  And I understand that.  That's politics. American Thinker interviewed many Arizona officials who believe that there is nothing political about their safety and wellbeing. Once again, the Arizona Senate is feeling the need to enact legislation in an attempt to help secure the border.  Because the federal government is not doing its job, Arizona Senate Bill 1083 will probably be passed in the near future.  It calls for the establishment of a state guard.  Congressman Paul Gosar (R-AZ) believes that the state senators wanted to participate in finding a solution since "the state is trying to grapple with an epidemic problem.  This.... (Read Full Article)

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