“Now that President Obama has decided to make a crusade targeting states like Arizona who are enforcing our nation’s immigration laws to protect their citizens from the threat posed by drug cartels, gangs and human trafficking operations, maybe the President will have the Justice Department investigate the United States Marine Corps for enforcing the law as well,” said Rep. Darrell Issa (CA-49), whose district includes Camp Pendleton. “For the better part of two decades, citizens in border states like Arizona, Texas and California have been told that illegal immigration enforcement is the responsibility of the federal government while their concerns about the safety of their families and communities have been largely brushed aside or met with inconsistent, under-resourced and ineffective responses from the federal government.”

“For the better part of two decades, citizens in border states like Arizona, Texas and California have been told that illegal immigration enforcement is the responsibility of the federal government while their concerns about the safety of their families and communities have been largely brushed aside or met with inconsistent, under-resourced and ineffective responses from the federal government. They now find themselves over-run by drug cartels, gangs and human trafficking. The people who live under the constant threat of border violence have every right to be protected and have every right to defend themselves, their families and their communities.