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Arizona's law makes what is already a federal offense - being in the country illegally - a state offense. Some critics seem not to understand Arizona's right to assert concurrent jurisdiction.
“Arizona's law makes what is already a federal offense - being in the country illegally - a state offense. Some critics seem not to understand Arizona's right to assert concurrent jurisdiction.”
— George Will · Arizona
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“Arizona's law makes what is already a federal offense - being in the country illegally - a state offense. Some critics seem not to understand Arizona's right to assert concurrent jurisdiction.”
“The strongest continuous thread in America's political tradition is skepticism about government.”
“Pessimism is as American as apple pie - frozen apple pie with a slice of processed cheese.”
“Leadership is, among other things, the ability to inflict pain and get away with it - short-term pain for long-term gain.”
“America is the only developed nation that has a 2,000-mile border with a developing nation, and the government's refusal to control that border is why there are an estimated 460,000 illegal immigrants in Arizona and why the nation, sensibly insisting on first things first, resists 'comprehensive' immigration reform.”
“In 1976, Jimmy Carter - peanut farmer; carried his own suitcase, imagine that - somewhat tapped America's durable but shallow reservoir of populism. By 1980, ordinariness in high office had lost its allure.”
“We in Arizona know what it means to serve our country.”
“If you look up what I did in Arizona, you'll see that I fought my way through training camp. I didn't have a problem fighting my teammates.”
“I don't have a real attraction or interest to national politics, so I want to see Republicans win across the board in the state of Arizona, because those policies of lower taxes and lighter regulation and strong foreign policy are important to me.”
“We have over 500,000 illegal immigrants living in Arizona. And we simply cannot sustain it. It costs us a tremendous amount of money of course in health care, in education, and then, on top of it all, in incarceration. And the federal government doesn't reimburse us on any of these things.”
“We will ensure Arizona continues to grow jobs, not destroy them.”
“I remember when I won the title for the first time in 2021 in Arizona, everything changed in my country. A lot of media that never gave attention to martial arts. They asked me for interviews and I had a media tour in Mexico City.”