Posted on 07/02/2014 8:51:30 AM PDT by sheikdetailfeather
Ken Cuccinelli, former Virginia attorney general, said states along the Southern border not only have the legal right to secure their properties by dispatching the National Guard — but they pretty much also have a constitutionally based responsibility.
“When [illegals are] coming across your border, Article I, Section 10 of the Constitution [gives border states the right to] deal with this themselves,” he said during an interview on “The Laura Ingraham Show,” Breitbart reported.
Mr. Cuccinelli advised, too, that states could task their law enforcement to the borders, too.
He also said the federal government couldn’t really prevent states from securing their borders, adding that “the only thing the president could do is federalize the National Guard,” but “there’s nothing the president could do about the Texas Rangers or state police,” Breitbart reported.
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The problem of the illegals is all our problem not just the border states. I signed the petition to station troops of whatever kind along the Texas border as a Kentuckian and gave a few bucks.
We are overrun with the non-English speaking illegals here, at least they marry our fat ugly girls, only good I can see as a result of them being here.
I’ve been saying this for a while.
You wouldn't believe the FReepers that blame the border states for the illegals in their own states.
I actually had a FReeper from AL blame Texas for the illegals that were in 'Bama.
He didn't blame LA or MS for not stopping them because they aren't border states. LOL!
This is one of the reasons why the GOPe defunded Cuch.
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