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   In a letter to President Biden on Friday, Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie   
   Hobbs expressed her frustration and concern about the administration's   
   response to the southern border crisis and, in the process, demanded a   
   hefty reimbursement.   
      
   "Today, I sent a letter to President Biden calling on him to reassign   
   National Guard members to assist in its reopening, as well as reimburse   
   the $512,529,333 federal border inaction has cost us," Hobbs posted on X.   
      
   In the letter, Hobbs told Biden that the reimbursements are for the   
   federal government’s "failure to secure the Arizona border," emphasizing   
   that moving forward, the state Arizona will regularly seek reimbursement   
   from the federal government.   
      
   On Monday, the Lukeville Port of Entry was closed at the federal   
   government's order, forcing all American and Mexican residents to drive   
   several hours to the next closest port of entry in Nogales, Arizona.   
      
   "For far too long, Arizona has continued to bear the burden of federal   
   inaction in managing our southern border," Hobbs wrote in the letter. "The   
   recent decision to close the Lukeville Port of Entry has led to an   
   unmitigated humanitarian crisis in the area and has put Arizona's safety   
   and commerce at risk."   
      
   In her letter, Hobbs urged Biden to "immediately" move 243 National Guard   
   soldiers who are already assigned to the Tucson region to the Lukeville   
   Port of Entry.   
      
   "Further, to the extent it is necessary, I am requesting that additional   
   National Guard members currently on federal active duty orders be   
   reassigned to Arizona to assist U.S. Customs and Border Protection to   
   reopen the Lukeville Port of Entry," Hobbs said.   
      
   Hobbs was set to travel to the state's southern border with Mexico this   
   weekend to visit the border crisis in Lukeville.   
      
   CONGRESS STALLS ON TACKLING BORDER SECURITY AS MIGRANTS STREAM IN WITH NO   
   END IN SIGHT   
      
   Hobbs added that border security and keeping their communities safe was   
   her top priority.   
      
   "As long as I’m Governor, I will do everything I can to keep Arizonans   
   safe — even when the federal government fails to act," Hobbs said.   
      
   Gov. Hobbs' office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s   
   request for comment.   
      
   https://www.foxnews.com/politics/arizona-governor-requests-five-hundred-   
   tweleve-million-dollars-reimbursement-from-biden-southern-border-security-   
   failure   
      
   Golf777   
   4 hours ago   
      
   She and her party created the problem. Furthermore they have done nothing   
   to stop it. Have the DNC pay for the expenses. The Arizona taxpayers nor   
   should the US taxpayers pay.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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