Posted on 04/20/2010 11:55:41 AM PDT by rabscuttle385
Sens. John McCain and Jon Kyl have joined with others requesting troops on the border by unveiling a security plan that calls for more soldiers, federal agents, fencing and funding to help Arizona combat illegal immigration and drug smuggling.
The Republican lawmakers called for the deployment of 3,000 National Guard soldiers to Arizona's international border as part of their 10-step border plan unveiled Monday in Washington, D.C. The senators also asked for troops in April 2009.
The March 27 killing of Cochise County rancher Robert Krentz has set off a flurry of requests for troops to the border, from the Krentz family, fellow ranchers and state and national legislators.
Investigators don't know who shot Krentz, 58, on his ranch about 25 miles northeast of Douglas, but they believe the shooter fled into Mexico, fueling speculation it was likely a smuggler.
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Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever, in Washington for the announcement, said the death of Krentz "has put an exclamation point on the problems that we face and have faced down there for some time." It provides an opportunity to get additional federal resources to secure the border, he said.
"While we have the nation's attention it's important that we strike now and that we get these suggestions implemented now," Dever said. "I really feel that the window of opportunity will close very quickly."
McCain echoed the sentiment, noting that the Krentz killing has captured attention nationwide.
"The communities in Arizona that suffer the negative impacts from illegal border crossings and the lawlessness along the southern border deserve the full support of the federal government," McCain said.
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I expect them to show up around here any time now and explain how McCain has earned another term and is really a conservative and how no one is perfect.
Palin is flip flopping here too. She also supported McCain amnesty.
I was giving money to Sarah, until she got way too cozy with too many RINOs.
Where she sees a Romney/Palin ticket, I see another Republican defeat.
NO More RINOs.
I don't recall Palin ever supporting McCain on amnesty.
She didn't support McCain-Kennedy.
Amnesty never came up in McCain's presidential run.
She hasn't said a word in favor of amnesty while she has campaigned for McCain. Indeed, all of her public utterances to date have been against amnesty.
So, where did you get your information to the contrary?
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