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Jan Brewer Not a Fan of Immigration Bill Unless Border Is Secure; Can't Define "Secure Border"

By Matthew Hendley Mon., Apr. 22 2013 at 1:20 PM

There's no surprise here: Governor Jan Brewer doesn't support the so-called "Gang of Eight" immigration proposal, and her predictable reasoning is that the "border is not secure."

Brewer's explanation seems fairly meaningless, though, as her spokesman Matt Benson tells New Times there's "not a specific definition" for "secure border."

See also:
-"Gang of Eight" Immigration Deal Outline Released
-Arizona Congressmen Take the Jan Brewer Route on Immigration Proposals

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arizona, border, border security, gang of eight, immigration, immigration reform, jan brewer, mexico border, secure border

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"Gang of Eight" Immigration Deal Outline Released

By Matthew Hendley Tue., Apr. 16 2013 at 3:00 PM

Categories: Border Disorder

Senator John McCain, one in the gang of ocho.

An outline of the immigration bill formed by the "Gang of Eight" -- which includes Arizona's Republican Senators, John McCain and Jeff Flake -- has been released.

There's a whole lot of stuff in this outline, including some of the more specific details on immigration law, but it includes sections on border-security spending, the process by which undocumented people can become documented, changes to the legal immigration system, mandatory use of E-Verify by employers, and a visa system for new laborers.

See also:
-John McCain, Fellow Republicans, Scurry Like Rats To Embrace Immigration Reform
-John McCain on Why GOP Will Support Immigration Reform: Hispanic Votes

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amnesty, arizona, immigration, immigration reform, jeff flake, john mccain

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Republican Congressman Shows "Walkway and Stairs" Across Arizona's Border With Mexico

By Matthew Hendley Wed., Apr. 3 2013 at 1:18 PM

Categories: Border Disorder

twitter.com/jasoninthehouse

Congressman Jason Chaffetz delivers a thumbs-up to Mexico.

Republicans seem to be getting VIP tours of the border lately to see how the border-crossing magic is made.

First, Senator John McCain was on a tour of the border last week when he watched a woman hop right over that "danged" border fence, and now, a Republican congressman from Utah is showing off a walkway that goes right over the border, from Mexico into Arizona.

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-John McCain Takes Tour of Border, Watches Woman Climb Right Over "Danged" Fence

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arizona, border, border fence, danged fence, jason chaffetz, john mccain, nogales

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"Spillover" Violence From Mexico Not Really Happening, According to Border Cops

By Matthew Hendley Wed., Feb. 27 2013 at 12:35 PM

Categories: Border Disorder

callum-mcdonald.com

According to most of the people running law-enforcement agencies along the U.S./Mexico border, so-called "spillover" violence from Mexico isn't really happening.

Some grandstanding politicians would swear otherwise, but a Government Accountability Office report says officials from 31 of 37 state and local law-enforcement agencies on the border "stated that they have not observed violent crime from Mexico regularly spilling into their counties."

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-Jan Brewer's Quest to Find Headless Cartel-Linked Bodies in Desert Finally Yields Fruit

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arizona, border, border violence, government accountability office, jan brewer, mexico, spillover violence

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Arizona's Republican Congressmen Take the Jan Brewer Route on Immigration Proposals

By Matthew Hendley Wed., Feb. 20 2013 at 1:30 PM

Categories: Border Disorder, Republicans

ezinearticles.com

The anti-immigration-reform crowd's broken record is currently playing in the offices of Republican Congressmen Matt Salmon, Trent Franks, Paul Gosar, and David Schweikert.

The congressmen, like Governor Jan Brewer, insist that they can only even fathom immigration reform proposals if the border is secure. Still, no one's able to provide a definition of "secure border."

See also:
-President Obama Talked Immigration Reform While Jan Brewer Got Stale at the Border

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arizona, border, border security, david schweikert, immigration, jan brewer, matt salmon, obama, paul gosar, president obama, state of the union, trent franks

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Luis Vasquez, Former Border Officer, Guilty of Letting 1,200 Pounds of Weed Roll Into U.S.

By Matthew Hendley Fri., Feb. 15 2013 at 10:31 AM

Categories: Border Disorder

A former U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer who let 1,200 pounds of weed roll on into the United States on a truck from Mexico was found guilty of several charges by a federal jury.

Luis Vasquez faces a maximum of 40 years in prison and a $5 million fine at his sentencing, which is scheduled for April 29, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Arizona.

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-Mexican Smugglers Exploit the Corrupt Reputation of U.S. Border Officers

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arizona, corruption, customs and border protection, drug smuggling, luis vasquez, marijuana, us attorney's office

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President Obama Talked Immigration Reform While Jan Brewer Got Stale at the Border

By Matthew Hendley Wed., Feb. 13 2013 at 3:54 PM

Categories: Border Disorder

President Obama got some heavy applause during his bits on immigration reform during yesterday's State of the Union address, as he delivered points that were almost echoed in Republican Senator Marco Rubio's response.

Then, we read what seem to be some unintentionally hilarious accounts of Governor Jan Brewer's apparent response to Obama's speech, which she did in the form of a tour of the border.

See also:
-Border Patrol Arrests in Arizona Lowest in Nearly Two Decades

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arizona, border, border security, immigration, jan brewer, obama, president obama, state of the union

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Border Patrol Arrests in Arizona Lowest in Nearly Two Decades

By Matthew Hendley Fri., Feb. 8 2013 at 11:47 AM

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials say the last year Border Patrol apprehended fewer people than last year was almost two decades ago.

The 124,631 "apprehensions" by Border Patrol in Arizona in 2012 is the lowest number in 19 years, and the agency says that's how they measure attempted border crossings.

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arizona, border crossing, border patrol, customs and border patrol, illegal immigration, immigration

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Poll: 62 Percent of Americans Favor Pathway to Citizenship for Illegal Immigrants

By Matthew Hendley Tue., Jan. 22 2013 at 2:21 PM

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thepeoplescube.com

A majority of Americans are in favor of a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants, according to poll commissioned by the Associated Press.

Not only do Democrat and independent voters favor this idea, but 53 percent of Republicans do too, according to this poll.

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arizona, daca, deferred action, dream act, illegal immigration, immigration, jan brewer, obama, pathway to citizenship, poll

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Joe Arpaio Upset That a "Coyote" Brought Her 3-Year-Old Along for Smuggling Trip

By Matthew Hendley Fri., Jan. 4 2013 at 3:21 PM

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teenadvocatesusa.org

Here's yet another way to end up in one of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's press releases: bring along your 3-year-old daughter while you're getting paid to smuggle people into the United States.

Better yet, MCSO says the 3-year-old girl was "seated between two unknown males and not properly restrained by a seatbelt."

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-Joe Arpaio and MCSO Did Not Arrest a 6-Year-Old

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