Posted on 08/12/2022 10:49:42 PM PDT by Morgana
Arizona began moving in shipping containers to close a 1,000-foot gap in the border wall near the southern Arizona farming community of Yuma on Friday, with officials saying they were acting to stop migrants after repeated, unfulfilled promises from the Biden administration to block off the area.
'Arizona has had enough,' tweeted Doug Ducey, the Republican governor of the state, who is up for re-election in November.
'We can't wait any longer. The Biden administration's lack of urgency on border security is a dereliction of duty.'
The Yuma sector of the border, 126 miles long, has seen an almost 300 percent increase in 'border encounters' - migrants arrested by Customs and Border Protection agents - this year, compared to the same time frame in 2021.
The spike is the highest recorded by any of the nine sectors: two in California, two in Arizona, one in New Mexico and Texas, and four solely in Texas.
Yuma has seen the third highest total number of 'encounters' this year - beaten only by Del Rio and the Rio Grande sectors, both in Texas.
Ducey said his state had tried to convince the White House to do more, but was frustrated.
'For the last two years, Arizona has made every attempt to work with Washington to address the crisis on our border,' he continued.
'Time and time again we've stepped in to clean up their mess.
'Arizonans can't wait any longer for the federal government to deliver on their delayed promises.'
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Ducey is not up for re-election. He’s term-limited out, thank God. He’s waited 2 whole terms to finally act.
On Friday, the Republican governor of Arizona, Doug Ducey, who is running for re-election in November, announced he was building a makeshift border wall
Well that is certainly wrong.
Guess he wanted a good legacy.
He seems to want to look good to conservatives and that’s fine.
Idk about his re-election but this is a quick, cheap and a pretty darned good idea.
Yeah. Kari Lake will fill those co tainers with concrete when she is elected and roof top them with koreans or the equivalent. Stack-em high Ducey.
Doing the job the federal government refuses to do, regardless of who’s president.
Good idea because if left empty the Mexicans will be trying to cut a door and they’re going to turn into guns slits on the other side and then they’ll have a little armored box to shoot at us from.
Or We could place a claymore inside..
And put another later on top.
I believe that there are stacks of the Trump designed panels sitting rusting in Texas that could be put to good use.
Thank you President Trump and Kari Lake. That’s what happens when you run the table in Arizona. Also when you run the table in Arizona the Gestapo comes to visit you in Mara Lago.
Mine fields are still better. Preserves the scenery and with some bleachers and betting booths could provide entertainment and prize money.
I was thinking alligator pits
Serious drought, no water for gators.
Land mines do not need water or food.
If the Federal government does not DO IT’S DUTY to protect the borders and make sure all immigrants are properly and totally vetted ANY STATE HAS THE RIGHT to perform the ignored duties.
Any State.
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