Arizona Sues Back
02/10/2011
The federal government has famously, or rather infamously, sued the state of Arizona on behalf of illegal aliens. Today, the Governor of Arizona announced, on Twitter [Can’t load tweet https://x.com/GovBrewer: Sorry, that page does not exist]that the state is suing back. (@tomhorneaz is the Attorney-General of Arizona.)
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Today, @tomhorneaz and I announced that the State of Arizona is filing a counterclaim against the federal government regarding SB1070 about 3 hours ago via Twitter for BlackBerry® The State of Arizona will sue the federal government on five separate counts … about 1 hour ago via web 1. Failure to gain “operational control" of the border as required under the Secure Fence Act of 2006 about 1 hour ago via web 2. Failure to enforce immigration laws enacted by Congress about 1 hour ago via web 3. Failure to protect Arizona from harms associated with rampant illegal immigration as required by the U.S. Constitution about 1 hour ago via web 4. Failure to reimburse Arizona for over $763 million in costs incurred for the incarceration of criminal aliens 44 minutes ago via web 5. Violating Arizona’s Tenth Amendment right to protect the health, safety and welfare of its citizens 43 minutes ago via web I commend @tomhorneaz for his willingness to help defend Arizona and SB1070 4 minutes ago via web