Grand Canyon Times

A bill to make it illegal for a person to enter Arizona by crossing the U.S.-Mexico border outside of an official port of entry passes the Arizona legislature today without a single Democrat vote.

Sponsored by Sen. Janae Shamp (R-Surprise), SB 1231 would also provide civil liability to state or local government officials who enforce the law.

The legislation passed the full Senate on a party-line vote of 16-13-1, with every "yes" vote coming from a Republican. It passes the House earlier today on a party-line vote of 31-28.

The legislation now heads to Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-Ariz.) desk.

"Governor Katie Hobbs has declared on numerous occasions her disapproval for the lawlessness caused by the federal government's open border policies and her desire to take action to protect our citizens," said Shamp. "This legislation is exactly what our local law enforcement needs and has asked for to rein in the dangerous criminal activity that's being thrust upon law-abiding Arizonans by the Biden Administration."

"The Legislature has done its job. Now is her chance to protect the citizens of Arizona by signing this bill into law," said Shamp. 

12,200 illegal aliens were apprehended in the U.S Border Patrol's Tucson Sector during the week ending February 23, 2024, reported the Tucson Standard. There were also 21 human smuggling events, reported Modlin, which makes 86 such events reported during the past four weeks in the Tucson Sector.

Shamp was first elected to represent Arizona’s 29th Legislative District in Nov. 2022. She defeated Democrat David Raymer, winning 59 percent to Raymer’s 41 percent. 

A resident of Surprise, Shamp graduated cum laude from Arizona State University and received her nursing degree, also graduating cum laude, from Grand Canyon University. 

She is an operating room nurse, and said she was fired from her nursing position for refusing to take the “COVID” MRNA injection.

Arizona’s 29th Legislative District is entirely located within Maricopa County, west and northwest of Phoenix. The district stretches from Litchfield Park in the south to north of Morristown in the north, stopping to the east of Wickenburg. It includes Luke Air Force Base.