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Colorado Connection
Delegation Briefed on Border
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| At the border -- From left: Chris Holbert, Rep. Kent Lambert, Sen. Scott Renfroe, Rep. Laura Bradford, Dr. Janak Joshi, Rep. Randy Baumgardner, and Chuck Gray, Arizona State Senate (Leader) |
American Patrol Report -- August 20, 2010
A delegation of elected -- or soon to be elected -- Colorado politicians traveled to the Arizona-Mexico border yesterday to learn first-hand why Arizona is fighting with the federal government over the issue of illegal immigration.
Accompanied by Chuck Gray, leader of the Arizona State Senate, the group toured the border where last Sunday's rally was held. They saw, first-hand, clear evidence of recent border crossings near the San Pedro River.
Following the tour, the group was given a detailed briefing on the border situation by Glenn Spencer; head American Border Patrol, a non-profit watchdog group. Spencer went through a history of the border fence, including the Secure Fence Act of 2006. The delegation learned exactly how the federal government has failed in its obligation to secure the border and how it has used deceptive practices to hide their failures.
Rich Bratton, Executive Director of the Republican Study Committee of Colorado, also accompanied the group.
"I think I can safely say the Colorado group went away with a new-found understanding of the problem," Spencer said. |
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