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Thursday, November 20, 2008
Reactions to Napolitano as possible Homeland Security chief
Groups and lawmakers on both sides of the immigration debate are weighing in on reports that Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano is the top choice to lead the Department of Homeland Security.
Napolitano is an advocate of giving illegal immigrants a path to citizenship. She also ordered the National Guard to the Arizona border to help stop illegal crossings and reduce violence.
Ali Noorani, executive director of the National Immgration Forum, said that the choice of Napolitano “is a welcome signal that President-elect Obama intends to take immigration seriously during his administration.”
“As a border governor, Napolitano has exhibited a clear understanding of the challenges presented by our nation’s broken immigration system,” Noorani said.
Rep. Brian Bilbray, a California Republican who chairs the Immigration Reform Caucus, said he was eager to work with the incoming Secretary of Homeland Security.
“As the governor of a border state, Janet Napolitano knows better than anyone how important border security is to our national security. I believe we can work well together to re-authorize and improve the E-verify program, secure our borders and crackdown on illegal employment,” he said.
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John Malkovich to make documentary about illegal immigrant children
According to the AP, actor and director John Malkovich “is so touched by the plight of migrant children who cross illegally into the United States that he plans to make a documentary about it.”
Malkovich told AP that the documentary will be called “Triple Crissing” and will try to humanize the issue of illegal immigration.
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