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| AZ Gov Follows NM Gov Lead In Closing Border Counties |
| 2005-08-16 |
| Governor Janet Napolitano has declared the state's border counties a disaster area, in an effort to help fight criminal activity associated with illegal immigration. The governor has earmarked one-point-five-million-dollars from the state's emergency fund to help local law enforcement combat human smuggling operations and illegal border crossers. Her declaration immediately frees up 200-thousand-dollars for Cochise, Pima, Santa Cruz and Yuma counties. It's not clear if the declaration will meet the criteria for funding from the Department of Homeland Security. The poll numbers must show that this is a great way of getting votes. Now I wonder if it will become a trend. The tipping point would be if a non-border State with a large concentration of illegals does the same. Will the republicans jump on board? |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #2 JO: Yup. She has also ordered (like Richardson) that state employees are not to report illegals to INS. You'd figure in a state that produced Goldwater, there would be some Republicans who could run and beat her. (Yeah, I know about his nephew, but I don't think he'll get far.) |
| Posted by: Jackal 2005-08-16 12:54 |
| #1 Hasn't the Gov been in the lead to obstruct the cut of money to illegals in AZ? |
| Posted by: Jirt Omager7355 2005-08-16 11:09 |