Amid crises, Obama declares war — on Arizona

Washington Examiner:  “The Obama administration has a lot of fights on its hands. Putting aside real wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, there’s the battle against leaking oil in the Gulf, the struggle against 9.7 percent unemployment across the country, and clashes over the president’s agenda on Capitol Hill. Despite all that, the White House has found time to issue a new declaration of war, this time against an unlikely enemy: the state of Arizona.”

June 21, 2010, Columns on Arizona’s Immigration Law

1.  Investors Business Daily on Hillary Clinton’s announcement to the Ecuadorian TV audience that the U.S. would challenge Arizona’s immigration law:  “What Side Is She On?”

“how ignorant Clinton is of the terrible realities in Arizona.  That’s because Mexican cartels (who smuggle Ecuadorean as well as other illegal immigrants) have begun moving in as far as 80 miles inland of Arizona, effectively assuming control over U.S. land, according to officials.  Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu declared at a press conference that ‘we have lost control’.”

2.  Arizona Republic:  “Where are the promised border troops?

3.  Arizona Republic:  “Tolleson joins lawsuit aimed at stopping Arizona immigration law

4.  Phoenix Business Journal:  “McCain calls for increased border security

5.  Phoenix Business Journal: Goddard backs off immigration law defense

6.  Phoenix Business Journal: Poll: Support for Brewer, immigration law

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