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alt width636 height250 pArizona Gov. Jan Brewer announced Thursday
that her state will file a countersuit against the federal
government, claiming Washington has failed to enforce immigration
law along the southern border.The governor said the federal
government hasnt secured the states border with Mexico and has
stuck Arizona with the costs tied to illegal immigration.Because
the federal government has failed to protect the citizens of
Arizona, I am left with no other choice, Brewer said.The
announcement is the latest swipe in the ongoing legal dispute
between Arizona and the U.S. Department of Justice over the states
tough immigration law. After the Obama administration challenged
that law, a judge last year blocked key portions of it from going
into effect. While the case is on appeal, Brewer said the
countersuit will be filed as part of the federal governments
challenge.Its outrageous the United States Department of Justice
sued the people of Arizona to stop Senate Bill 1070, Brewer said.
Our message for the federal government is very simple use federal
resources to combat the cartels who are breaking the federal law.
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