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Posted on 01/22/2003 9:37:47 AM PST by JackelopeBreeder
Edited on 05/07/2004 5:37:48 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
PHOENIX - An Arizona Senate committee rejected a proposal yesterday to require at least half of Arizona's Army National Guard troops to train within 20 miles of the border. It was defeated 8-1 after state commander Maj. Gen. David Rataczak testified that protecting the border is a federal issue that's not the responsibility of Arizona's National Guard.
(Excerpt) Read more at tucsoncitizen.com ...
Emilia Banuelos, a Phoenix immigration attorney, urged members of the Senate Government Committee to kill Harper's bill because it would send a negative message to Mexicans who enter Arizona legally.
It would send an even more negative message to those who enter illegally.
Hey, what the heck, the voters get the kind of government they deserve.
Seems like it would affect the entire State.
Where are the rest of the voters, or don't they care?
Toni Hellon(R) thellon@azleg.state.az.us (phone #) (602)542-4326 (Fax #) (602)417-3259
Ken Cheuvront (D) kcheuvro@azleg.state.az.us (phone and fax numbers at the link above)
Jay Tibshraeny (R) jtibshra@azleg.state.az.us
Jack C. Jackson Sr.(R) jjackson@azleg.state.az.us
Jim Waring (R) jwaring@azleg.state.az.us
Jorge Luis Garcia (D) jgarcia@azleg.state.az.us
Slade Mead (R) smead@azleg.state.az.us
Jack W. Harper (R) jharper@azleg.state.az.us (only YES vote)
Harry E. Mitchell (D) hmitchel@azleg.state.az.us
Coward.
Dont tell Tom Ridge HE thinks the Candian border is the threat with all the Canadians coming across in mass
I can only conclude that the government WANTS another 9/11 it makes us feel like victims and allows them to take away our constitutional right to privacy...
People ARE trying to do something about this, but business and gov't "leaders" are preventing any meaningful action. Time is short and so the situation needs maximum exposure that only FOX can provide. Why does FOX continue to wimp out?
------------------------------------------------------------------ ¦ REFERENCE TITLE: national guard; mobilization; border control ¦ ------------------------------------------------------------------ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ State of Arizona ¦ ¦ House of Representatives ¦ ¦ Forty-sixth Legislature ¦ ¦ First Regular Session ¦ ¦ 2003 ¦ ------------------------------------------------------------------ ¦ HB 2317 ¦ ------------------------------------------------------------------ ¦ Introduced by ¦ ¦ Representatives Graf, Pearce, Barnes: Hart, Konopnicki, Nichols ¦ ------------------------------------------------------------------
AN ACT
AMENDING TITLE 26, CHAPTER 1, ARTICLE 3, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTION 26-183; RELATING TO THE NATIONAL GUARD.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 26, chapter 1, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 26-183, to read:
26-183. National guard border control; mobilization; activities
A. THE GOVERNOR MAY MOBILIZE THE NATIONAL GUARD OF THIS STATE TO ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES RELATING TO CONTROL OF THE SOUTHERN BORDER OF THIS STATE.
B. ON MOBILIZATION, THE NATIONAL GUARD OF THIS STATE MAY ENTER INTO MUTUAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT AGREEMENTS PERTAINING TO BORDER CONTROL ACTIVITIES WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND THE BORDER PATROL OPERATING IN THIS STATE.
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From "The Business Journal" Arizona Edition, Wed. Jan. 22, 2003.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/legtext/46leg/1r/bills/hb2317p.htm
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A group of Arizona Republican state lawmakers wants the U.S. military to help patrol the Mexican border.
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GOP legislators have introduced a resolution in the Arizona House of Representatives calling for the U.S. Congress and the Bush administration to allow greater military involvement in securing the southwestern border.
The resolution is sponsored by eight Republicans, including State Reps. Randy Graf, Andy Biggs, Mark Thompson, Russell Pearce and House Majority Leader Eddie Farnsworth.
With security tightened in California and Texas since the 2001 terrorist strikes, Arizona's rural border region has become a major entry point for illegal immigrants. The influx is straining local communities forced to cope with increased crime and drug trafficking and swamped hospital emergency rooms.
Federal law mandates hospitals provide emergency care to illegal immigrants, who are in many cases indigent.
If passed the resolution's recommendations would be forwarded to Congressional leaders and the state's delegation on Capitol Hill.
The resolution is one of several actions being considered by the State Legislature to better control and regulate immigration.
At the federal level, Congress will consider a guest worker program for Mexicans working in the U.S. Congressman Jeff Flake has a proposal on the table and U.S. Sen. John McCain is also interested in the idea.
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