DEATH AT ARIZONA'S DOOR: 21 Killed in Gun Battle Just South of U.S. Border Bolsters Argument for Feds to do their Job, SB 1070
The debate over illegal immigration has long focused on the rule of law – the United States has laws against entering the country illegally that are not being enforced. The dangers of not enforcing these laws came into clear focus when a shoot-out just south of Arizona's border with Mexico left 21 dead.
It has long been known that the mixture of powerful drug cartels and corrupt politicians in Mexico are largely responsible for the desire of hardworking Mexican nationals to want to leave that country. A 'Godfather' culture has been created there, in the form of extortion called 'protection money'. The United States is on the brink of importing a similar culture. We already have corrupt politicians and drug gangs are beginning to infiltrate as well.
Bob Beauprez is a former Colorado Republican Congressman and knows first hand what it's like to do battle in Congress over the issue of immigration. He also views these killings as yet another in a long string of warnings for Americans. Unless and until the border is secure, killings like the ones that happened just to Arizona's south are going to continue moving north. Also doing interviews is president and founder of CleanTV.com, Jerry McGlothlin
Disturbingly, President Obama seems to be bringing the Chicago Way to the immigration debate as well. The killings in Hermosillo, Mexico would appear to vindicate the state of Arizona for being so adamant about enforcing the recently passed tough immigration law – S.B. 1070. However, in a speech at American University less than 24 hours before the shootings, Obama called for immigration reform (amnesty) to once again be priority over border enforcement.
As if that weren't enough, the Obama administration appears poised to trudge ahead with plans to sue the state of Arizona over its recently passed law instead of offering support in the form of fence construction and national guard troops.
The administration continues to argue for reform while couching those arguments in words and phrases that lead people to believe not doing so violates human rights. Ironically, it's the absences of a secure border that can be tied directly to these 21 murders between gangs that traffick in drugs and migrants (coyotes).
Does the Barack Obama administration have blood on its hands? Call Special Guests today for an interview with either Bob Beauprez or Jerry McGlothlin.
THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE MAY BE HELPFUL DURING SHOW PREP:
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/07/01/shootout-drug-migrant-trafficking-gangs-near-border-leaves-dead-598299465/
ABOUT BOB BEAUPREZ:
Bob Beauprez is a former dairy farmer, community banker and member of Congress who has spent his entire life working to leave Colorado a little better than he found it.
He was born and raised on a third generation family farm in Lafayette, Colorado. Bob's grandfather emigrated from Belgium in 1907 and founded a general livestock farm specializing in draft horses. Bob's father took over the farm and developed a nationally renowned Hereford beef cattle breeding herd and transitioned to dairy cattle in the 1950s.
The daily regime of chores, field work and milkings taught Bob a disciplined work ethic that would serve him well throughout his life.
After graduating from the University of Colorado in 1970, he went into partnership with his parents and brother, Mike, in the family farming operation. He managed the dairy herd, eventually marketing their cattle throughout the United States with cattle on every continent except Australia.
During that time, Bob pioneered the use of embryo transplant technology to increase the quality and marketability of the family herd. He also served eight years on the National Holstein Association Board of Directors, including five years as Chairman of the Genetic Advancement Committee. He later also became an industry spokesperson and international judge of Holstein cattle.
The dairy herd was dispersed in 1990 and Bob managed the development of the real estate for his family, eventually becoming part of a 1,500-unit residential golf course community. At the same time, Bob and his wife, Claudia, purchased controlling interest in a small community bank. As President, CEO and Chairman, Bob expanded the bank from one to 13 locations and grew its assets from $4 million to more than $400 million in twelve years.
Bob served as President of the Colorado Independent Bankers Association and was on the Board of the Independent Bankers of America.
While running the bank Bob was politically active as the chairman of the Boulder County Republican Party, and later as Colorado State GOP Chairman. He retired from the bank to run for the new 7th Congressional District in 2002, winning the nation’s closest Congressional election that year by 121 votes. After one term, in 2004, he was reelected by more than 30,000 votes.
While in Congress, Bob served on the Ways and Means, Transportation, Veterans Affairs and Small Business Committees. He was also Vice-Chairman of the Highways and Infrastructure Subcommittee and a member of the Republican Leadership Whip Team.
In 2006, he was the Republican nominee for Governor in Colorado.
Since 2007, Bob has published a monthly e-magazine called A Line of Sight (http://www.alineofsight.com/), a public policy and opinion resource on current political issues. Then, in 2009, he authored his first book: A Return to Values: A Conservative Look at His Party. He is also Vice-Chairman of The John Hancock Committee for the States (http://www.hancockcommittee.org/).
Bob married his high school sweetheart, Claudia, in 1970. They have three sons and one daughter, as well as three grandchildren. Bob and Claudia have returned to their agricultural roots recently by purchasing a ranch in the Colorado Mountains near the Wyoming border. They are developing a buffalo breeding herd in partnership with their son Jim. Bob continues to stay politically active, guest hosting on various radio talk shows, doing numerous media interviews nationally, and maintains a busy public speaking schedule.
About Jerry McGlothlin…
Jerry McGlothlin (pictured with his wife Christy) is President of Special Guests, Inc. and its television division, CleanTV. As a talk show agent for 24 years, Gerald McGlothlin has provided expert guests to a wide variety of programs shows including Oprah, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Jay Leno, Rush Limbaugh, Bill O’Reilly and Sean Hannity.
Jerry has worked with numerous celebrities including Barbara Walters and the late great Ed McMahon, who Jerry personally placed on many dozen talk shows as a guest. With his articles and editorials published in newspapers including USA Today, The Chicago Tribune, and The Washington Times, Jerry has been featured in articles in the Washington Post and The New York Times. Mr. McGlothlin is also a news anchorman for Today’s News, an international television news broadcast that may be viewed anytime 24/7 at:
http://cleantv.com/Web/CleanTVChannelDemo.aspx
Jerry hosts a number of talk shows at CleanTV.com discussing current news, politics and key issues of our day from a family-friendly Judeo-Christian perspective. Jerry stays quite active between public speaking and running two media companies. He has eight children and is working on more. McGlothlin is featured in a liberal article for his effectiveness in PR.