Feds slammed for non-payment

July 3, 2007



Gov. Janet Napolitano last week derided proposed cuts to a federal program meant to reimburse states for the cost of incarcerating criminal aliens, and insisted that the federal government pay back its fair share to Arizona taxpayers, who have footed the bill for Congress’ inattention to border security.

“Even with the current funding, border states like Arizona are reimbursed only pennies on the dollars we spend incarcerating criminal aliens,â€