STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX – All 31 members of the Arizona House Republican Majority Caucus signed a letter written by State Representative David Marshall calling on Governor Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes to take executive action to protect the state from the crisis at Arizona’s southern border.
“The continued lawlessness at our border will create long-lasting and devastating impacts on the welfare of our citizens and on our state’s economy and financial stability. Because the federal government has intentionally dismantled any opportunity to continue construction of the border wall and otherwise refuses to act in a manner consistent with the Constitution, it is your responsibility to seek accountability and enforce the Constitution in court. To protect the public health, safety, and well-being of all Arizonans, we urge you to make the exercise of Arizona’s sovereign authority in this area a top priority of your office.”
The full letter is attached and available here: https://bit.ly/3YOfgTC.
The lawmakers point out that executive officials in other states have taken proactive action in court to challenge the Biden administration’s unconstitutional border policies. The Arizona Constitution directs executive officers to take legal action to enforce Arizona’s sovereignty, but neither Governor Hobbs nor Attorney General Mayes have taken any steps to enforce the Constitution or President Biden’s promise to fill in gaps in the border wall.
As reported this week, Biden administration officials have literally opened the floodgates along the Arizona border, welding open 114 massive gates, allowing tens of thousands of illegal crossers into our country each month from throughout the world, including India, Egypt and China.
Representatives who signed the letter include David Marshall (LD7), Ben Toma (LD27), Leo Biasiucci (LD30), Teresa Martinez (LD16), Travis Grantham (LD14), Neal Carter (LD17), David Cook (LD7), Lupe Diaz (LD19), Tim Dunn (LD25), Gail Griffin (LD19), Laurin Hendrix (LD14), David Livingston (LD28), Steve Montenegro (LD29), Quang Nguyen (LD1), Jaqueline Parker (LD15), Kevin Payne (LD27), Beverly Pingerelli (LD28), Justin Wilmeth (LD2), Selina Bliss (LD1), Michael Carbone (LD25), Joseph Chaplik (LD3), John Gillette (LD30), Matt Gress (LD4), Justin Heap (LD10), Rachel Jones (LD17), Alexander Kolodin (LD3), Cory McGarr (LD17), Barbara Parker (LD10), Michele Penã (LD23), Austin Smith (LD29), and Julie Willoughby (LD13).
