200 border cameras: Worsley proposes virtual fence to monitor illegal immigration

Screen Shot 2014-01-29 at 11.28.34 AMBy Ben Giles | Arizona Capitol Times

After three years of jockeying over how to spend the hundreds of thousands of dollars raised to construct a fence along Arizona’s border with Mexico, a state lawmaker is proposing to use those funds — and another $30 million — on a virtual fence to patrol the border.

Sen. Bob Worsley, R-Mesa, introduced legislation proposing a radar network along the border to monitor traffic moving from Mexico to Arizona, independent of federal border patrol efforts.

“My proposal is just to monitor,” Worsley said. “Trust but verify.”

Continued:

Related: Senate Republicans take first step toward creating fund for SB1070 email fight

Obama: ‘Fix broken immigration system’

Share this!

Additional Articles

Spotlight AZ: Strata Clean Energy

Photo via Strata Clean Energy (Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Strata Clean Energy.) By Chamber Business News As Arizona’s energy landscape undergoes rapid transformation—driven by surging data center

Read More »

Primary beef

By Nicole Ludden | Arizona Agenda Before the partisan battles take over in November, Arizona’s midterm hopefuls are delivering plenty of intraparty drama. This primary

Read More »
News Categories

Get Our Twice Weekly Newsletter!

* indicates required

Rose Law Group pc values “outrageous client service.” We pride ourselves on hyper-responsiveness to our clients’ needs and an extraordinary record of success in achieving our clients’ goals. We know we get results and our list of outstanding clients speaks to the quality of our work.