Governor Brewer Files AZ Reply in SB 1070 Litigation, Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Case

Statement

Governor Jan Brewer today filed a reply with the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the State's petition for a Writ of Certiorari in the SB 1070 litigation initiated by the federal government.

In August, Governor Brewer petitioned the High Court to take review and lift an injunction that blocked critical provisions of SB 1070 from taking effect. The federal government has since asked that the U.S.
Supreme Court deny Arizona's petition and that the injunction remain in place.

With today's reply brief, the Governor urges the U.S. Supreme Court to hear this nationally-significant
case.

Statement by Governor Brewer

"I have said it before, and I will say it again: Illegal immigration is not just Arizona's problem, it is America's problem. The actions of other states such as South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, and Utah to follow Arizona's lead in adopting SB 1070-like legislation is a true testament to the pressing national importance of
this issue. Yet the federal government continues to turn a blind eye to the human and financial costs of illegal immigration, and instead imposes unprecedented litigation upon those States who are forced to do the job that it will not.

"Arizonans bear the burden of the federal government's unwillingness to secure the border and enforce
immigration laws. Cartel-related violence spilling over from Mexico is perhaps the most chilling symptom of this failure. Just this week, the bodies of three suspected drug mules were found after reportedly being killed
execution-style in the Tumacacori Mountains of southern Arizona. This is the vengeance of the cartel culture.
Arizonans have every right to demand that their government -- both state and federal -- do everything possible to combat this violence before it takes root here on American soil.

"I urge the Supreme Court to hear this case. The Court has an opportunity to solidify the principles that govern cooperative federalism, and to clarify the role that states may play in fulfilling duties the feds have abdicated -- namely, to defend the safety and well-being of our citizens. The people of Arizona deserve clarity from the Court. I am hopeful it will hear our appeal."

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