2nd State Declares Border Emergency
Coming on the heels of the recent declaration by New Mexico of a border emergency, Arizona's Gov. Janet Napolitano declared an emergency Monday in four border counties because of problems related to illegal immigration and moved to provide local governments in those counties with up to $1.5 million in state funding. The funding is similar to New Mexico's ( see below post).
Napolitano's order said failure by the federal government to secure the border allowed a flood of illegal immigration that threatened public health and safety, "thereby necessitating immediate action by the state ... to aid its border counties.''
"All of this, bottom line every last bit of this, is a federal responsibility but the federal government has not done what it needs to do and has promised to do,'' said L'Ecuyer, Napolitano's spokeswoman. She added that the actual damage and the level of frustration compelled Napolitano to act.
Napolitano also has accused the federal government of repeatedly failing to act on illegal immigration, particularly on reimbursement of state and local government costs for apprehending, prosecuting and imprisoning illegal immigrants who commit crimes in Arizona.
This is more welcome news for illegal alien control & again points up the Federal government's failure to secure our southern border.
What is interesting about these two states is that both Governors are Democrats & both were less than willing in the past to do anything about the illegal alien issue. In fact, Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico, & Hispanic himself, gave a speech to Hispanics a few years ago in which he shouted, "Viva La Raza" (long live the race) & extolled the virtues of the immigration tide. Both have now jumped on the issue for whatever reason.
What with Hillary Clinton's recent conversion to an anti-illegal immigration stance, the Dems seem to be beating the Republicans on this issue, while the Republicans twiddle their thumbs mulling over a "guest worker" plan. Illegal immigration will be an important issue in 2008 & the Dems seemed to have figured it out.
Napolitano's order said failure by the federal government to secure the border allowed a flood of illegal immigration that threatened public health and safety, "thereby necessitating immediate action by the state ... to aid its border counties.''
"All of this, bottom line every last bit of this, is a federal responsibility but the federal government has not done what it needs to do and has promised to do,'' said L'Ecuyer, Napolitano's spokeswoman. She added that the actual damage and the level of frustration compelled Napolitano to act.
Napolitano also has accused the federal government of repeatedly failing to act on illegal immigration, particularly on reimbursement of state and local government costs for apprehending, prosecuting and imprisoning illegal immigrants who commit crimes in Arizona.
This is more welcome news for illegal alien control & again points up the Federal government's failure to secure our southern border.
What is interesting about these two states is that both Governors are Democrats & both were less than willing in the past to do anything about the illegal alien issue. In fact, Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico, & Hispanic himself, gave a speech to Hispanics a few years ago in which he shouted, "Viva La Raza" (long live the race) & extolled the virtues of the immigration tide. Both have now jumped on the issue for whatever reason.
What with Hillary Clinton's recent conversion to an anti-illegal immigration stance, the Dems seem to be beating the Republicans on this issue, while the Republicans twiddle their thumbs mulling over a "guest worker" plan. Illegal immigration will be an important issue in 2008 & the Dems seemed to have figured it out.
posted by Francis Lynn at 9:13 PM
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