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Gov. Jan Brewer, (R-Ariz.), argues border security is a priority in any effort to reform the immigration system.
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-- in Arizona governor Jan -- there is -- -- push for immigration reform indicates -- the president tonight.
Will be talking about that but maybe not to the governors like king.
The governor already took an aerial tour of the Arizona border earlier today she joins there right now.
A governor as you know many argued the president is in stages and will do so on a big weight and -- setting this decades.
For what would amounts to amnesty.
World.
Those who are here illegally would be make.
Well you know thanks for having me on thank you just get back from the -- From from the border today and met with the ranchers in the Border Patrol -- the National Guard took an aerial caloric bottom line is that I want you to night that he will.
Promised the people of the United States that he will secure the borders before he moves forward with any.
Type of immigration reform.
It it it it -- have to be done.
The people are still living out and in.
Danger down there are dealing with the -- cartels we simply have to have our borders secured and tonight I'm hopeful.
You know Marco Rubio is delivering the Republican response governor isn't sure where it is as a Latino and -- these under this sort of delicate balancing act drugs not trying to sound.
Too mean or to a -- and and and -- and still recognize that this country of laws and their procedures.
For becoming United States citizen.
What do you want to hear out of Marco Rubio because that theory is that Republicans are losing.
Latino voters in droves here and that this issue was one of the reasons why what do you -- Well you know I'm very grateful to senator rubio I admire him and I'm glad that he's taking a position on this immigration issue.
But he also has said that he believes the border needs to be secure before we move forward and all it is the senators are moving in that direction.
They say they agree with -- -- concur so I want him to say that he wants the borders secured.
And I you know I've offered the president I've offered to the invitation G -- -- the -- director of Homeland Security.
Come down and see my border I find it ironic that the president doesn't come.
To this -- -- facing these issues bigger.
Than any other state.
And that the secretary of Homeland Security doesn't come -- -- paso and in San Diego they've got their borders secured.
We're the -- where the -- That are feeling the impact of the drug cartels and the illegal immigration -- -- it -- and it doesn't see it.
And they need to secure our border before anybody can get on board to deal with all the other problems that have resulted from that open border.
Now in the meantime we do know that the -- and is gonna try to capitalize politically on the inroads he -- certainly in the last election would Latino voters and Democrats are seizing on.
What he'd do would be potentially millions of new democratic voters.
You know in the hand and that this was even remarkable as you know governance -- Florida -- even.
You know Cuban American voters thought to be as safely Republican.
Voting lot.
Ed sue the president this go around what is going on with this important voting bloc and why did anything get Republicans do about it.
Well we know that we have a large influx of of Hispanic voters immigrating into that.
Country and we love them we want them to come into our big -- The Republican -- I think that their philosophy.
Is aligned with Republican principles.
But I also believe that we know we -- country of laws and believe in the rule of law.
And we need to tell them that what we stand for.
What and that they're welcoming and our party.
But we need our borders secured -- -- -- it we just simply cannot allow the open borders to continue in the fashion that has been going on with.
For years and before we move forward to address the issue of the dreamers.
We need to -- be shared our borders are secure we've been down his fat.
When Ronald Reagan but when my heroes.
Granted amnesty.
I don't think the public.
Has gonna put up with -- anymore in regards to do is sitting there.
And allowing him by executive order.
Ought to do what he's intending to do and I hope that we don't hear that tonight.
If we do I think there's going to be a loud outcry I'm certainly not gonna sit back and take it.
-- I don't think Americus.
We will watch very very close to governor thank you always good seeing --
