ARNOLD WEIGHS BORDER ACTION GOVERNOR: SITUATION NOT EMERGENCY YET.Byline: Harrison Sheppard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO - With New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). and Arizona declaring a state of emergency over illegal immigration "Illegal alien" and "Illegal aliens" redirect here. For other uses, see Illegal aliens (disambiguation). Illegal immigration refers to immigration across national borders in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destination country. , Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (German pronunciation (IPA): [ˈaɐ̯nɔlt ˈaloɪ̯s ˈʃvaɐ̯ʦənˌʔɛɡɐ] said Wednesday that he'll monitor the situation and could take similar action if the local problem worsens. Govs. Bill Richardson  This article or section contains information about one or more candidates in an upcoming or ongoing election.Content may change as the election approaches. of New Mexico and Janet Napolitano Janet Napolitano (b. November 29, 1957) is the current governor of the U.S. state of Arizona, originally elected in 2002, and re-elected in 2006. She is Arizona's third female governor, and the first female to win re-election. of Arizona took action after a series of violent incidents along the U.S.-Mexico border. A state of emergency allows each to dedicate about $1.5 million more to stem illegal immigration. Schwarzenegger said California would follow suit ``if there is a need.'' ``Right now we are having the things somewhat under control, so there was no reason for it yet,'' the governor said in an interview with San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. talk radio host Rick Roberts Rick Roberts may refer to:
At the same time, Schwarzenegger praised both governors' actions, saying, ``I think it's a terrific idea.'' The money spent by Arizona and New Mexico will help pay for additional patrols and other costs. In addition, a state legislator in Arizona is proposing that the state build a fence along key areas of the border to supplement barriers already installed by the federal government. According to a study by the Washington, D.C.-based Pew Hispanic Center, California has about 2.4 million undocumented immigrants, the most of any state, out of about 10.3 million in the United States overall. About 57 percent of the undocumented nationally were from Mexico. But the most rapid growth, the report said, was in Arizona and North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. , while California's share has declined over the years. In 1990, California had about 45 percent of the country's undocumented population, while today it has 24 percent. Some anti-illegal immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. groups in California would like to see California declare a state of emergency, but also say it needs to go even further. Assemblyman Ray Haynes, R-Temecula, has authored a proposed ballot measure to establish the California Border Police, which would make arrests and enforce illegal immigration laws, currently considered a federal responsibility. The measure is estimated to cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars a year to implement, as well as more hundreds of millions to the economy in lost revenue from illegal immigrant illegal immigrant n. an alien (non-citizen) who has entered the United States without government permission or stayed beyond the termination date of a visa. (See: alien) labor. But it also could save state and local governments hundreds of millions in other costs for services to illegal immigrants. ``We need the California Border Police because the federal government is not doing the job,'' said Dave Gilliard, the political consultant running the ballot measure-signature drive. ``They've let down California and Californians. They're not providing the security we need to protect ourselves. Basically we have an open border with Mexico now.'' Nativo Lopez, president of the Mexican American Political Association Mexican American Political Association (MAPA) is an organization that promotes the interests of Mexican-Americans in the United States. History Following a 1959 summit of 150 Mexican American leaders in Fresno, California, MAPA was formed in 1960 as a means to , said the state needs neither a state of emergency nor the Border Police. Instead, he supports a federal bill by Sens. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., and John McCain, R-Ariz., that seeks to strengthen border protection but also creates a system of guest worker visas allowing those who would like to work here without citizenship to do so without taking the risk of sneaking over the border and dealing with smugglers. ``It's a clarion call by those states to exact from the federal government its corresponding role to provide adequate resources to secure the border,'' Lopez said. Lopez said Arizona and New Mexico are having far more difficulties than California with their borders, because of a ``militarization'' of the California border implemented under President Clinton. ``And therefore the declaration of emergency by Arizona, for example would not be appropriate to California,'' Lopez said. ``I think the governor is correct.'' Harrison Sheppard, (916) 446-6723 harrison.sheppard(at)dailynews.com |
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