Reply #16: ABC News - "McCain Defends AZ Law, Says Federal Govt. Is To Blame" - See?

[TomCADem]

See? Now that the federal government is defending the border, I am sure that Arizona will now repeal the law, because they were merely frustrated at the federal governments failure to do more to secure Arizona's borders. So, just sit back and wait, as McCain and Brewer follow through on their rhetoric.

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http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2010/04/mccain-defends-az-law-says-federal-govt-is-to-blame.html

But in fiery remarks on the Senate floor Monday afternoon, McCain said justifiable anger and frustration led to the law and blamed inaction by the federal government for its passage.

“The people in southern Arizona have had their rights violated by the unending and constant flow of drug smugglers and human traffickers across their property,” said McCain. “Their homes are being broken into. Their rights are being violated. their rights, as American citizens, to live in a safe and secure environment, as most of the pundits who are criticizing this legislation enjoy. The fact is that our borders are broken, they are not secure. It is a federal responsibility to secure our borders. It is not being done,” he said, his voice raised.

Later McCain said the federal government bears some responsibility for not doing more earlier to secure the borders.

If you don't like the bill -- the legislation that the legislature passed and the governor signed in Arizona, then carry out the federal responsibilities, which are to secure the border. you probably wouldn't have had this problem,” he said.