Some Democrats See Drugs and Border Security As ‘Distraction’ to Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Thursday, April 29, 2010
By Fred Lucas, Staff Writer

Washington (CNSNews.com) – Some congressional Democrats say concern about drug traffickers crossing the U.S.-Mexico border are distracting attention from the main issue of comprehensive immigration reform.

At a Capitol Hill press conference on Wednesday, several House Democrats blasted the new Arizona law that makes it a crime to be in the state illegally. They said the law – which mirrors federal statutes -- highlights the need for comprehensive immigration reform.

“The drug war that we have is another distraction from doing what we have to do right. If we do this right, we can move forward on the other issues,â€