Washington, Jul 21 -
 
Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01), along with 80 other Members of Congress, signed on this week to an amicus brief, submitted to the U.S. District Court by the American Center for Law and Justice, to deny the federal government's motion for a preliminary injunction against S.B. 1070, a recently-passed immigration law in Arizona.
 
“The restrictive federal land management policies along our southern border have left vast unpatrolled corridors that provide human and drug traffickers with virtually unmitigated entrance into the U.S.   For far too long, states like Arizona have been left to deal with the ongoing illegal activity occurring along the border.  The federal government should be focused on securing the border and shouldn’t waste time trying to prohibit states from playing a role and doing what they may feel is appropriate,” said Congressman Bishop.
 
Congressman Bishop is the leading voice in efforts to bring much needed security to federal lands along the southern U.S. border.  He has introduced legislation that would provide the U.S. Border Patrol with the same levels of access on federal lands as they currently have on state and private property [H.R. 5016].