Arizona's controversial HCR 2060 was stalled Tuesday over the concerns of a Republican State Senator, who argued for keeping protections for DACA recipients in place.
The vote on a controversial Arizona border security bill was delayed after a GOP lawmaker raised concerns about some of the language. HCR 2060, otherwise known as the Secure the Border Act, was scheduled for a vote in the Arizona Senate but was held up by Republican State Sen. Ken Bennett, who voiced objections to some of the language in the bill.
But Bennett took issue with some of the language in the bill regarding recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA program, with the bill stating that the legal status of children who were brought to the U.S. illegally could change if the program was ever canceled, according to a report from KJZZ.
Arizona’s Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs has also voiced opposition to the bill, arguing that the bill would do little to 'secure our border.' 'On the contrary, it will be harmful for businesses and communities in our state and a burden for law enforcement personnel,' Hobbs said in a statement about the legislation. 'I know there’s frustration about the federal government’s failure to secure our border, but this bill is not the solution.
We’re clarifying that they are exempt,' Petersen said of DACA recipients, the subject of Bennett’s concern. Bennett’s office did not immediately respond to a Fox News Digital request for comment. Meanwhile, Petersen argued that the bill was a valid solution to the state's border security woes, noting the differences between the current legislation and a controversial 2010 Arizona law known as SB 1070, which eventually had portions struck down by the Supreme Court in 2012.
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