Arizona Sheriffs to Barack Obama on Immigration Speech: Nice Try, But ...

Two Arizona sheriffs -- Larry Dever of Cochise County and Paul Babeu of Pinal County -- assailed President Barack Obama for what they called his "continued inaction on the border" and his administration's lawsuit against Arizona's immigration law.

Rebutting Obama's claims that federal agents were sealing off the porous southwest border, Babeu said, "This is only a Band-Aid to our border's gaping wound."

Dever challenged the president's call for comprehensive immigration reform, saying, Granting easy citizenship to illegal immigrants here only encourages more to pour over our borders -- including many criminals and drug traffickers.

Before we even begin to address other issues like illegal immigrants who are already in the country, the border must be secure -- and thats what SB 1070 helped us do before it was struck down by the 9th Circuit Court," Dever said.

Both lawmen serve as co-chairs of BorderSheriffs.com, which provides Arizona sheriffs with legal defense "to take on the Obama administration, the ACLU and others opposing a secure border and enforcement of SB1070."