A top Arizona sheriff pushing for tougher enforcement of anti-immigration laws Saturday mocked Hillary Clinton’s claim that the Obama administration is doing a “really good job securing the border,” claiming that it’s so porous ISIS forces could slip in.
Pinal County, Ariz., Sheriff Paul Babeu called Clinton “clueless,” and challenged her to tour the border to see how bad it is.
“If Secretary Clinton really wants to grasp the extent of the human and drug smuggling going through Arizona, I will take her on a tour of the most popular smuggling routes used,” Babeu said. “She would come to understand that our border is far from secured.”
Babeu describing the problems there, added, “Hillary Clinton doesn’t have a clue about what’s really happening along the southwest border. Tens of thousands of illegal immigrants are caught each year by the Border Patrol in Southern Arizona. If illegal immigrants and cartels can roam freely, certainly ISIS and terrorists with military training can just as easily make their way into America.”
His is the first Republican sheriff elected in the county, south of Phoenix. He is currently running for a seat in the House.
His department just issued this release:
Babeu: Clinton wrong to say feds have done a good job securing Arizona-Mexico border
Casa Grande, AZ – Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu challenged Democratic Presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton’s claim on a Phoenix radio station that “We’ve done a really good job securing the border.”
Speaking on 92.3 KTAR Thursday, Clinton said, “I think we’ve done a really good job securing the border and I think that those who say we haven’t are not paying attention to everything that was done for the last 15 years under both President Bush and President Obama.”
Clinton is in Phoenix for a rally Monday. However, Babeu said if Clinton really wants to learn about the border conditions, he would take her on a tour to show the smuggling routes used day and night to ferry people and drugs through Arizona’s desert.
“If Secretary Clinton really wants to grasp the extent of the human and drug smuggling going through Arizona, I will take her on a tour of the most popular smuggling routes used,” Babeu said. “She would come to understand that our border is far from secured.”
Babeu noted his deputies routinely come across drug smugglers in Pinal County, seizing marijuana, cocaine, meth, heroin and other drugs in large and small quantities.
“My deputies led the largest drug bust in Arizona history, arresting 76 Sinaloa Cartel members, seizing $3 billion worth of drugs and money along with 108 weapons,” Babeu said. “Last week, my deputies had six significant drug busts arresting 25 smugglers and cartel scouts. Hillary Clinton doesn’t have a clue about what’s really happening along the southwest border. Tens of thousands of illegal immigrants are caught each year by the Border Patrol in Southern Arizona. If illegal immigrants and cartels can roam freely, certainly ISIS and terrorists with military training can just as easily make their way into America.”
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at [email protected]
