Hatch Says Inappropriate For Mexican President Calderon To Blast Arizona Immigration Law

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U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) called Mexican President Felipe Calderon's criticism today of Arizona's immigration law "inappropriate" and said the state was forced to act because of the U.S. government's failure to stop waves of illegal immigrants, including drug and human smugglers, from entering the United States. Hatch issued the following statement:

"The state of Arizona is stepping in where the federal government has failed. It is trying to stop waves of illegal immigrants, many of whom are dangerous gang members and drug and human traffickers, from crossing into its communities. It's inappropriate for a head of state to question our laws, especially when the state of Arizona only acted in the best interest of its citizens and with the support of seventy percent of its people."

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