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In a letter to President Biden on Friday, Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie
Hobbs expressed her frustration and concern about the administration's
response to the southern border crisis and, in the process, demanded a
hefty reimbursement.
"Today, I sent a letter to President Biden calling on him to reassign
National Guard members to assist in its reopening, as well as reimburse
the $512,529,333 federal border inaction has cost us," Hobbs posted on X.
In the letter, Hobbs told Biden that the reimbursements are for the
federal government’s "failure to secure the Arizona border," emphasizing
that moving forward, the state Arizona will regularly seek reimbursement
from the federal government.
On Monday, the Lukeville Port of Entry was closed at the federal
government's order, forcing all American and Mexican residents to drive
several hours to the next closest port of entry in Nogales, Arizona.
"For far too long, Arizona has continued to bear the burden of federal
inaction in managing our southern border," Hobbs wrote in the letter. "The recent decision to close the Lukeville Port of Entry has led to an
unmitigated humanitarian crisis in the area and has put Arizona's safety
and commerce at risk."
In her letter, Hobbs urged Biden to "immediately" move 243 National Guard soldiers who are already assigned to the Tucson region to the Lukeville
Port of Entry.
"Further, to the extent it is necessary, I am requesting that additional National Guard members currently on federal active duty orders be
reassigned to Arizona to assist U.S. Customs and Border Protection to
reopen the Lukeville Port of Entry," Hobbs said.
Hobbs was set to travel to the state's southern border with Mexico this
weekend to visit the border crisis in Lukeville.
CONGRESS STALLS ON TACKLING BORDER SECURITY AS MIGRANTS STREAM IN WITH NO
END IN SIGHT
Hobbs added that border security and keeping their communities safe was
her top priority.
"As long as I’m Governor, I will do everything I can to keep Arizonans
safe — even when the federal government fails to act," Hobbs said.
Gov. Hobbs' office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s
request for comment.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/arizona-governor-requests-five-hundred- tweleve-million-dollars-reimbursement-from-biden-southern-border-security- failure
Golf777
4 hours ago
She and her party created the problem. Furthermore they have done nothing
to stop it. Have the DNC pay for the expenses. The Arizona taxpayers nor
should the US taxpayers pay.
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