June 27, 2010
Washington, D.C. (HNNUSA) - On Sunday, U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) on NBC's Meet the Press said, immigration reform will not pass this year, until the border is secured. McCain also disagreed with Governor Jan Brewer (R) that most illegal immigrants crossing through Arizona are being used as "drug mules," to carry drugs across the border for cartels.
Last Friday, CNN reported Brewer as saying, "Well, we all know that the majority of the people that are coming to Arizona and trespassing are now becoming drug mules," Brewer said. "They're coming across our borders in huge numbers. The drug cartels have taken control of the immigration.
"So they are criminals. They're breaking the law when they are trespassing and they're criminals when they pack the marijuana and the drugs on their backs," Brewer said to CNN.
Immigrant rights activists and groups have criticized Brewer for not providing hard facts to support her notion that most illegals are drug mules. They labeled Brewer as a racist.
Brewer tried to defend her statements by referring to articles published by the news media referring to illegals being busted for drug trafficking in Arizona.
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection could not confirm Brewer's allegations that most illegal immigrants crossing through Arizona are drug mules. Both agencies have turned in suspects to local District Attorney's or U.S. Attorney's to prosecute, who were arrested for being illegally in the U.S. and were discovered carrying drugs. But immigration enforcement agencies had no statistics available.
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Washington, D.C. (HNNUSA) - On Sunday, U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) on NBC's Meet the Press said, immigration reform will not pass this year, until the border is secured. McCain also disagreed with Governor Jan Brewer (R) that most illegal immigrants crossing through Arizona are being used as "drug mules," to carry drugs across the border for cartels.
Last Friday, CNN reported Brewer as saying, "Well, we all know that the majority of the people that are coming to Arizona and trespassing are now becoming drug mules," Brewer said. "They're coming across our borders in huge numbers. The drug cartels have taken control of the immigration.
"So they are criminals. They're breaking the law when they are trespassing and they're criminals when they pack the marijuana and the drugs on their backs," Brewer said to CNN.
Immigrant rights activists and groups have criticized Brewer for not providing hard facts to support her notion that most illegals are drug mules. They labeled Brewer as a racist.
Brewer tried to defend her statements by referring to articles published by the news media referring to illegals being busted for drug trafficking in Arizona.
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection could not confirm Brewer's allegations that most illegal immigrants crossing through Arizona are drug mules. Both agencies have turned in suspects to local District Attorney's or U.S. Attorney's to prosecute, who were arrested for being illegally in the U.S. and were discovered carrying drugs. But immigration enforcement agencies had no statistics available.
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