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Updated Jun 25, 2012 - 5:01 pm

Arizona Senate President says Obama is acting like a 'spoiled child'

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By KTAR Newsroom
Originally published: Jun 25, 2012 - 5:00 pm

Arizona's Senate President Steve Pierce had strong words about President Barack Obama after 287(g) was suspended between the government and many Arizona law enforcement agencies.

"Acting more like a spoiled child than a President, the Obama administration today pulled the agreement to have Arizona law enforcement officers enforce federal laws on illegal immigration.
These are agreements used across the country to protect citizens, but President Obama and his accomplice, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, only ripped up the agreement with one state, Arizona.
It doesn't take much to connect the dots. The administration made this move hours after losing at the U.S. Supreme Court, when justices unanimously upheld the key part to SB 1070.
This reckless decision by the Obama administration lays bare its real focus. Instead of making the safety of Americans a priority, the administration is all about politics, hoping to score points with certain communities."

Governor Jan Brewer was displeased by the decision as well as her statement led with "President Obama once again abandons citizens of Arizona."

Demonstrators protest outside of presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's fundraiser. (KTAR/Taylor Summers)

A demonstrator protests outside of presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's fundraiser. (KTAR/Taylor Summers)

Demonstrators protest outside of presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's fundraiser. (KTAR/Bob McClay)

Andy Hernandez, carrying a Mexican flag, and
Allison Culver, carrying an American flag
argue over SB1070 outside the State Capitol
Building in Phoenix, Ariz., Monday, June 25,
2012. While finding much of the Arizona law
unconstitutional, the U.S. Supreme Court said
Monday that one part would stand — the
portion requiring police to check the status
of someone they suspect is not in the United
States legally. (AP Photo/Arizona Republic,
Patrick Breen)

Demonstrators gather outside a Scottsdale, Ariz., resort to protest against Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who was speaking inside, and Arizona's controversial immigration law, SB1070, Monday, June 25, 2012. The Supreme Court struck down key provisions of Arizona's crackdown on immigrants Monday but said a much-debated portion on checking suspects' status could go forward. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer looks out at reporters during a news conference to offer her reaction to the United States Supreme Court decision regarding Arizona's controversial immigration law, SB1070, coming down at the Arizona Capitol Monday, June 25, 2012, in Phoenix. The Supreme Court struck down key provisions of Arizona's crackdown on immigrants Monday but said a much-debated portion on checking suspects' status could go forward. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer speaks as she reacts
to the United States Supreme Court decision
regarding Arizona's controversial immigration
law, SB1070, coming down at the Arizona
Capitol Monday, June 25, 2012, in Phoenix.
The Supreme Court struck down key provisions
of Arizona's crackdown on immigrants Monday
but said a much-debated portion on checking
suspects' status could go forward Monday,
June 25, 2012, in Phoenix.(AP Photo/Ross D.
Franklin)

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer answers a question
during a brief news conference as she reacts
to the United States Supreme Court decision
regarding Arizona's controversial immigration
law, SB1070, coming down at the Arizona
Capitol Monday, June 25, 2012, in Phoenix.
The Supreme Court struck down key provisions
of Arizona's crackdown on immigrants Monday
but said a much-debated portion on checking
suspects' status could go forward Monday,
June 25, 2012, in Phoenix.(AP Photo/Ross D.
Franklin)

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer reads a brief
statement as she reacts to the United States
Supreme Court decision regarding Arizona's
controversial immigration law, SB1070, coming
down at the Arizona Capitol Monday, June 25,
2012, in Phoenix. The Supreme Court struck
down key provisions of Arizona's crackdown on
immigrants Monday but said a much-debated
portion on checking suspects' status could go
forward Monday, June 25, 2012, in Phoenix.(AP
Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer arrives for a news
conference about the United States Supreme
Court decision regarding Arizona's
controversial immigration law, SB1070, at the
Arizona Capitol Monday, June 25, 2012, in
Phoenix. The Supreme Court struck down key
provisions of Arizona's crackdown on
immigrants Monday but said a much-debated
portion on checking suspects' status could go
forward.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

An immigration rights opponent walks around
with a sign as people react to the United
States Supreme Court decision regarding
Arizona's controversial immigration law,
SB1070, coming down at the Arizona Capitol
Monday, June 25, 2012, in Phoenix. The
Supreme Court struck down key provisions of
Arizona's crackdown on immigrants Monday but
said a much-debated portion on checking
suspects' status could go forward. (AP
Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Gonzalo Hernandez stands outside a
Scottsdale, Ariz., resort to protest against
Republican presidential candidate, former
Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who was
speaking inside, and Arizona's controversial
immigration law, SB1070, Monday, June 25,
2012. The Supreme Court struck down key
provisions of Arizona's crackdown on
immigrants Monday but said a much-debated
portion on checking suspects' status could go
forward. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Martha Espinosa stands outside a Scottsdale,
Ariz., resort to protest against Republican
presidential candidate, former Massachusetts
Gov. Mitt Romney, who was speaking inside,
and Arizona's controversial immigration law,
SB1070, Monday, June 25, 2012. The Supreme
Court struck down key provisions of Arizona's
crackdown on immigrants Monday but said a
much-debated portion on checking suspects'
status could go forward. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Petra Falcon, executive director of Promise
Arizona, wipes her forehead as Arizona
politicians and immigration rights groups
react to the United States Supreme Court
decision regarding Arizona's controversial
immigration law, SB1070, after the decision
came down at the Arizona Capitol Monday, June
25, 2012, in Phoenix. The Supreme Court
struck down key provisions of Arizona's
crackdown on immigrants Monday but said a
much-debated portion on checking suspects'
status could go forward. (AP Photo/Ross D.
Franklin)

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer leaves a news
conference responding to the United States
Supreme Court decision regarding Arizona's
controversial immigration law, SB1070, coming
down at the Arizona Capitol Monday, June 25,
2012, in Phoenix. The Supreme Court struck
down key provisions of Arizona's crackdown on
immigrants Monday but said a much-debated
portion on checking suspects' status could go
forward. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer speaks during a news
conference about the United States Supreme
Court decision regarding Arizona's
controversial immigration law, SB1070, coming
down at the Arizona Capitol on Monday, June
25, 2012, in Phoenix. The Supreme Court
struck down key provisions of Arizona's
crackdown on immigrants Monday but said a
much-debated portion on checking suspects'
status could go forward. (AP Photo/Ross D.
Franklin)

Ana Maria Archila from Make the Road New York
speaks to reporters during a news conference
in New York, Monday, June 25, 2012. The
Supreme Court threw out key provisions of
Arizona's crackdown on illegal immigrants
Monday but said a much-debated portion could
go forward — that police must check the
status of people stopped for various reasons
who might appear to be in the U.S. illegally.
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Supporters of immigration reform pause for a
prayer during a news conference in front of
the federal building that houses some offices
of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
in New York, Monday, June 25, 2012. The
Supreme Court threw out key provisions of
Arizona's crackdown on illegal immigrants
Monday but said a much-debated portion could
go forward — that police must check the
status of people stopped for various reasons
who might appear to be in the U.S. illegally.
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Community members Leticia Ramirez, left, and
Jovana Renteria watch the United States Supreme
Court decision regarding Arizona's
controversial immigration law, SB1070, come
down at the Puente Movement offices, Monday,
June 25, 2012, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Maria Durand cries, right, and Gustavo Cruz,
center, and Patricia Rosas both sing, as they
react to the United States Supreme Court
decision regarding Arizona's controversial
immigration law, SB1070, at the Arizona
Capitol Monday, June 25, 2012, in Phoenix.
The Supreme Court struck down key provisions
of Arizona's crackdown on immigrants Monday
but said a much-debated portion on checking
suspects' status could go forward. (AP
Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Petra Falcon, right, executive director of
Promise Arizona, and Jose Luis Leal listen as
the United States Supreme Court decision
regarding Arizona's controversial immigration
law, SB1070, comes down at the Arizona
Capitol Monday, June 25, 2012, in Phoenix.
The Supreme Court struck down key provisions
of Arizona's crackdown on immigrants Monday
but said a much-debated portion on checking
suspects' status could go forward.Monday,
June 25, 2012, in Phoenix.(AP Photo/Ross D.
Franklin)

Police ride by on bikes as members of Promise
Arizona hold a prayer vigil prior to the
United States Supreme Court decision
regarding Arizona's controversial immigration
law, SB1070, coming down at the Arizona
Capitol Monday, June 25, 2012, in Phoenix.
The Supreme Court struck down key provisions
of Arizonaís crackdown on immigrants Monday
but said a much-debated portion on checking
suspectsí status could go forward.Monday,
June 25, 2012, in Phoenix.(AP Photo/Ross D.
Franklin)

With cell phone in hand, Petra Falcon,
executive director of Promise Arizona, waits
pensively prior to the United States Supreme
Court decision regarding Arizona's
controversial immigration law, SB1070, coming
down at the Arizona Capitol Monday, June 25,
2012, in Phoenix. The Supreme Court struck
down key provisions of Arizona's crackdown on
immigrants Monday but said a much-debated
portion on checking suspects' status could go
forward.Monday, June 25, 2012, in Phoenix.(AP
Photo/Ross D. Franklin

This artist rendering shows Supreme Court
Justices from left, Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen
Breyer, Clarence Thomas, Antonin Scalia, Chief
Justice John Roberts, Anthony Kennedy, Ruth
Bader Ginsburg, Samuel A. Alito, and Elena
Kagan inside Supreme Court in Washington,
Monday, June 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Dana
Verkouteren)

Rosa Maria Soto yells in celebration as the
United States Supreme Court decision
regarding Arizona's controversial immigration
law, SB1070, comes down at the Arizona
Capitol Monday, June 25, 2012, in Phoenix.
The Supreme Court struck down key provisions
of Arizona's crackdown on immigrants Monday
but said a much-debated portion on checking
suspects' status could go forward.Monday,
June 25, 2012, in Phoenix.(AP Photo/Ross D.
Franklin)

Members of Promise Arizona hold a prayer
vigil prior to the United States Supreme
Court decision regarding Arizona's
controversial immigration law, SB1070, coming
down at the Arizona Capitol Monday, June 25,
2012, in Phoenix. The Supreme Court struck
down key provisions of Arizonaís crackdown on
immigrants Monday but said a much-debated
portion on checking suspectsí status could go
forward.Monday, June 25, 2012, in Phoenix.(AP
Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Petra Falcon, right, executive director of
Promise Arizona, and Jose Luis Leal watch
online as the United States Supreme Court
decision regarding Arizona's controversial
immigration law, SB1070, comes down at the
Arizona Capitol Monday, June 25, 2012, in
Phoenix. The Supreme Court struck down key
provisions of Arizona's crackdown on
immigrants Monday but said a much-debated
portion on checking suspects' status could go
forward.Monday, June 25, 2012, in Phoenix.(AP
Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Rosa Maria Soto, right, and Maria Durand,
both from Arizona, cheer as they react to the
United States Supreme Court decision
regarding Arizona's controversial immigration
law, SB1070, comes down at the Arizona
Capitol Monday, June 25, 2012, in Phoenix.
The Supreme Court struck down key provisions
of Arizona's crackdown on immigrants Monday
but said a much-debated portion on checking
suspects' status could go forward. (AP
Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Members of Promise Arizona, Leonila Martinez,
left, Patricia Rosas, and Gustavo Cruz,
right, react to the United States Supreme
Court decision regarding Arizona's
controversial immigration law, SB1070, as the
ruling comes down at the Arizona Capitol
Monday, June 25, 2012, in Phoenix. The
Supreme Court struck down key provisions of
Arizona's crackdown on immigrants Monday but
said a much-debated portion on checking
suspects' status could go forward.Monday,
June 25, 2012, in Phoenix.(AP Photo/Ross D.
Franklin)

Demonstrators stand outside the Supreme Court
in Washington, Monday, June 25, 2012. The
Supreme Court is meeting Monday to issue
opinions

A tourist takes a photo of demonstrators
outside the Supreme Court in Washington,
Monday, June 25, 2012. The Supreme Court is
meeting Monday to issue opinions in some of the
handful of cases that remain unresolved. (AP
Photo/Evan Vucci)

Journalist wait outside the Supreme Court in
Washington. Monday, June 25, 2012. The Supreme
Court is meeting Monday to issue opinions in
some of the handful of cases that remain
unresolved. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Puente Movement Director Carlos Garcia
watches the United States Supreme Court
decision regarding Arizona's controversial
immigration law, SB1070, come down at the
Puente Movement offices, Monday, June 25,
2012, in Phoenix. The Supreme Court struck
down key provisions of Arizona's crackdown on
immigrants Monday but said a much-debated
portion on checking suspects' status could go
forward. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Community member Leticia Ramirez, left,
Puente Movement Director Carlos Garcia,
standing, Community member Jovana Renteria,
seated third left, and Puente Movement
Communication Director B. Loewe, second
right, watch the United States Supreme Court
decesion regarding Arizona's controversial
immigartion law, SB1070, come down at the
Puente Movement offices, Monday, June 25,
2012, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)

The Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, June
25, 2012. The Supreme Court ruled Monday that
it is unconstitutional for state laws to
require juveniles convicted of murder to be
sentenced to life in prison without possibility
of parole. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Carol Paris, of Leonardtown, Md. demonstrates
outside the Supreme Court in Washington,
Monday, June 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Boog wrote...

Brewer is an idiot

June 25, 2012 6:30 pm

Eat some scorps and go point your finger in the mirror u donkey kong

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wishmaaker wrote...

That's okay

June 25, 2012 6:35 pm

I guess its up to the people of Arizona to take care of Arizona.

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SamH wrote...

Cops needed that help to combat 0bama's guns

June 25, 2012 6:47 pm

It's a hell of a thing when 0bama pulls precious resources from law enforcement on the front lines of our border -- especially in light of the death of Border Patrol agent Brian Terry, who was murdered with a Fast & Furious assault weapon supplied to the Mexican drug cartels by the 0bama administration.

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obama

June 25, 2012 7:03 pm

lives in his own fantasy world. He has demonstrated he is an open borders person with little regard for the citizens of this country. Does anyone know who is really illegally entering the USA from the southern border? Our government does not care or things would be very different.

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She's right

June 25, 2012 7:14 pm

He's a little Marxist Man Child that will himself be deported back to Chicago in November....

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Steve wrote...

Speaking of idiot...Boog

June 25, 2012 8:11 pm

please spare us the wasted time of reading your posts and just log off.

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FireRx wrote...

Guys read this ...

June 26, 2012 4:21 am

first before getting too upset. While the timing is questionable, looks like ICE is getting rid of the 287(g) program. Read this dated March of 2012. http://charlotte.news14.com/content/top_stories/654682/287--g--immigration-program-on-chopping-block

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azgal602 wrote...

obummer

June 26, 2012 5:36 am

what the heck?

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azgal602 wrote...

What do you call

June 26, 2012 8:32 am

a person that would sell their ??? for a vote? That is exactly what obummer is doing. What has he done for the latinos the last three years? Why now? He wants your vote. What will he do for you after the election when he no longer needs your vote? What did he do for the Blacks for the last three years? Has he tried to make jobs available?

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Continuation

June 26, 2012 8:32 am

Has he helped you pay your mortgage (I think that was a promise)? The only thing he has done is make you more dependent upon the government! That will never help you get to the top. Wake up, he is using you! He doesn't give a dang about you, your family or your future. He only wants your vote and he will sell his ??? for it. Downtown that is called a w8hore.

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