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Letter to the Honorable Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security

Letter

Date: May 26, 2010
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: National Security Immigration

Dear Secretary Napolitano:

According to the Chicago Tribune, John Morton, Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), said, "his agency will not necessarily process illegal immigrants referred to them by Arizona officials." Whether Secretary Morton agrees with the actions taken in Arizona is irrelevant, he has a solemn obligation to enforce the rule of law. We are writing to express our outrage and request that you publicly condemn these comments as quickly as possible.

The Arizona State Legislature passed SB 1070 and Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed it into law because the federal government had failed in its responsibility to enforce federal law. This failure to address the enforcement of illegal immigration has caused our citizens to pay the price for unsecured borders through greater unemployment, higher costs and taxes for health care, public safety, education and social services.

As Governor of Arizona, you demanded a 100 percent response from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) when Arizona law enforcement requested their assistance. We expect nothing less now that you are Secretary.

As Members of the House Immigration Reform Caucus, we appreciate your expedient attention to this matter. We look forward to hearing from you on this important issue.

Sincerely,

Brian Bilbray, Member of Congress

Duncan Hunter, Member of Congress

Trent Franks, Member of Congress

Ed Royce, Member of Congress

Dana Rohrbacher, Member of Congress

John Boozman, Member of Congress

Geoff Davis, Member of Congress

Howard Coble, Member of Congress

John Duncan, Member of Congress

John Culberson, Member of Congress

Sue Myrick, Member of Congress

Gary Miller, Member of Congress

Todd Tiahrt, Member of Congress

Ted Poe, Member of Congress

Kenny Marchant, Member of Congress

Walter Jones, Member of Congress

John Sullivan, Member of Congress

Jason Chaffetz, Member of Congress

Cliff Stearns, Member of Congress

Micheal McCaul, Member of Congress

Ginny Browne-Waite, Member of Congress

Mike Coffman, Member of Congress

Paul Broun, Member of Congress

Louie Gohmert, Member of Congress

Phil Gingrey, Member of Congress

Marsha Blackburn, Member of Congress


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