“We need the federal government to step up and do its job and secure our border,” Hobbs said.

[steve from amherst]

Gov. Katie Hobbs said she doesn’t plan to send National Guard troops to Arizona’s southern border after Customs and Border Protection closed the port of entry in Lukeville in response to a migrant surge.

CBP announced last week it would close the port indefinitely beginning today in order to redirect manpower to address an increase in encounters with migrants crossing the border from Mexico into the U.S. Agents who staffed the Lukeville port will now help process those new arrivals. 

Hobbs didn’t rule out sending the National Guard to the border in the future, but she said that is not currently what those on the ground are asking for. Hobbs put the onus on the Biden administration, saying CBP needs more resources, specifically more agents.

“We need the federal government to step up and do its job and secure our border,” Hobbs said. 

The governor said the current situation is negatively impacting Arizona.

“This is a bad decision that impacts our border security,” she said. “It hurts our economy, because it’s putting a damper on trade and tourism.”

The Lukeville port of entry is frequented by Arizona residents traveling to and from the Mexican resort town of Puerto Peñasco, or Rocky Point. Travelers now must reroute through ports of entry in San Luis or Nogales, detours that can add hours to their trips.

Mexico is Arizona’s largest trading partner, and the state exported around $8.7 billion worth of goods to the country in 2022, according to the Arizona-Mexico Commission.

Only a fraction of that trade travels through Lukeville, according to University of Arizona’s Eller College of Management, but Hobbs said she is concerned the staffing shortage seen at Lukeville could eventually impact other ports of entry.

The governor has so far resisted calls by Republicans — including Republican Congressman Juan Ciscomani and state Sen. TJ. Shope (R-Coolidge) — to send National Guard troops to the border to supplement CBP agents.

Hobbs said her office remains in contact with local law enforcement and border community mayors, and “we’re going to deploy resources when they’re needed.”

[Mainecat]

The biggest threat to our democracy is the MAGA domestic terrorists who are already here.

Pay attention it’s not Pedro from Honduras looking for a better life for his family.

Yeah like your great grandparents.

[steve from amherst]

12 minutes ago, Mainecat said:

The biggest threat to our democracy is the MAGA domestic terrorists who are already here.

Pay attention it’s not Pedro from Honduras looking for a better life for his family.

Yeah like your great grandparents.

Tell that to the dem gov of Arizona , that's who made the statement.

[Jimmy Snacks]

16 minutes ago, Mainecat said:

The biggest threat to our democracy is the MAGA domestic terrorists who are already here.

Pay attention it’s not Pedro from Honduras looking for a better life for his family.

Yeah like your great grandparents.

😂😂

 

[snoughnut]

6 minutes ago, steve from amherst said:

Tell that to the dem gov of Arizona , that's who made the statement.

Poor MC........just dumber than shit.

 

 

 

[Mainecat]

16 minutes ago, snoughnut said:

Poor MC........just dumber than shit.

 

 

 

Oh look a Libertarian? Lmfao…..you’re just a Republican who suffered a severe blow to the head. 

[NaturallyAspirated]

57 minutes ago, Mainecat said:

The biggest threat to our democracy is the MAGA domestic terrorists who are already here.

Pay attention it’s not Pedro from Honduras looking for a better life for his family.

Yeah like your great grandparents.

Controlling the borders of the country is the federal government’s job.  Removing political operatives you disagree with isn’t.

Neal

[Mainecat]

1 minute ago, NaturallyAspirated said:

Controlling the borders of the country is the federal government’s job.  Removing political operatives you disagree with isn’t.

Neal

So domestic terrorists are not a problem now?

[NaturallyAspirated]

Just now, Mainecat said:

So domestic terrorists are not a problem now?

Not a major one, certainly far less than border security.   And I’m all in favor of not capping immigrant numbers, but we must still know and understand who is coming in.  You must see that?

Neal

[Rod]

1 hour ago, Mainecat said:

The biggest threat to our democracy is the MAGA domestic terrorists who are already here.

Pay attention it’s not Pedro from Honduras looking for a better life for his family.

Yeah like your great grandparents.

Out of all the things you could have copied and pasted from DU and that’s what you chose  

[Jimmy Snacks]

23 minutes ago, Mainecat said:

So domestic terrorists are not a problem now?

No…but out of touch old cunts like you certainly are.

[Mainecat]

3 hours ago, NaturallyAspirated said:

Not a major one, certainly far less than border security.   And I’m all in favor of not capping immigrant numbers, but we must still know and understand who is coming in.  You must see that?

Neal

Do the illegal ones wear team jerseys so they can be counted?

[Mainecat]

This place is full of Timothy McVeigh’s. Total government haters.

[EvilBird]

7 minutes ago, Mainecat said:

This place is full of Timothy McVeigh’s. Total government haters.

You are so dumb 

Keep licking those boots Boomer . You did well Son. 

[akvanden]

Just secure the damn border. The politics around it is mind numbingly stupid.

[EvilBird]

3 minutes ago, akvanden said:

Just secure the damn border. The politics around it is mind numbingly stupid.

100%. 

Spoiled Old Farts like MC cant fathom it tho. 

Unless of course the Democrats say so. 

[NaturallyAspirated]

1 hour ago, Mainecat said:

Do the illegal ones wear team jerseys so they can be counted?

We have no way to reliably know.  Thats the issue.

Neal

[Rigid1]

6 hours ago, NaturallyAspirated said:

Controlling the borders of the country is the federal government’s job.  Removing political operatives you disagree with isn’t.

Neal

 

5 hours ago, NaturallyAspirated said:

Not a major one, certainly far less than border security.   And I’m all in favor of not capping immigrant numbers, but we must still know and understand who is coming in.  You must see that?

Neal

 

1 hour ago, NaturallyAspirated said:

We have no way to reliably know.  Thats the issue.

Neal

[Guest]

Once you guys are done helping Israel/Ukraine secure their borders maybe they'll worry about home then 

Priorities 

[Jimmy Snacks]

3 minutes ago, HSR said:

Once you guys are done helping Israel/Ukraine secure their borders maybe they'll worry about home then 

Priorities 

And once you’re done being a cunt maybe you’ll remain that way….but I doubt it.😉

[Cat45]

We need a border secure enough that they're afraid of dying if they get caught sneaking across, then open up the front door and let them in the right way so we can set them up as legal tax paying citizens. I'd think having more workers on the tax roles instead of getting free handouts would help the debt payments a little bit. 

[Guest]

14 minutes ago, Cat45 said:

We need a border secure enough that they're afraid of dying if they get caught sneaking across

Like Squid Games 

[Guest]

I find it funny how concerned you guys are with people crossing your border and consider them a threat. Meanwhile cocaine,heroin,meth,fentanyl are all crossing your border at ever increasing and record amounts. Prices down, OD's up but you guys think the fruit pickers are the issue.

Toronto PD just made a record bust of over $100 million dollars worth of cocaine and meth, where do you think it came from???(Unites States of Mexico)

People aren't the real threat to your citizens you guys, you're just chasing the shiny object they want you too because they can't deal with the real issue,drugs. They have been failing at it for decades and decades.

[Matt]

17 hours ago, Mainecat said:

So domestic terrorists are not a problem now?

Those girl dads who are pissed about cocks in the girls locker rooms are fine with me.

https://judiciary.house.gov/media/press-releases/us-house-judiciary-republicans-doj-labeled-dozens-of-parents-as-terrorist

 

Edited December 6, 2023 by Matt

[DriftBusta]

1 hour ago, HSR said:

I find it funny how concerned you guys are with people crossing your border and consider them a threat. Meanwhile cocaine,heroin,meth,fentanyl are all crossing your border at ever increasing and record amounts. Prices down, OD's up but you guys think the fruit pickers are the issue.

Toronto PD just made a record bust of over $100 million dollars worth of cocaine and meth, where do you think it came from???(Unites States of Mexico)

People aren't the real threat to your citizens you guys, you're just chasing the shiny object they want you too because they can't deal with the real issue,drugs. They have been failing at it for decades and decades.

Huh?!  You don’t think that the American people aren’t just as concerned about the fentanyl and heroin crossing the border? Fuck man it’s one of the biggest reasons they want the border shut down, along with the record numbers of undocumented immigrants. The two go part and parcel together.  Shut the fucking border down. There seems to be one political party that does everything that goes against that.