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Arizona Governor Demands $512 Million Reimbursement from Biden Over Border Crisis – National Guard Involvement Urged

ByAlki David

Dec 9, 2023

In a bold move, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs penned a scathing letter to President Biden, expressing her frustration and dissatisfaction with the administration’s handling of the southern border crisis. The governor, not mincing words, demanded a substantial reimbursement of $512,529,333 for what she deems the federal government’s “failure to secure the Arizona border.”

Hobbs emphasized the urgency of reassigning National Guard members to assist in the reopening of the border, a move she believes is essential to address the escalating crisis. Her letter, posted on X, outlined the significant financial toll that the federal border inaction has exacted on the state of Arizona.

The governor made it clear that this reimbursement is just the beginning, stating, “Moving forward, Arizona will regularly seek reimbursement from the federal government for the costs incurred due to their failure to secure our border.”

This strong-worded letter reflects the mounting frustration among state leaders grappling with the repercussions of the border crisis. It underscores the financial burden borne by states directly impacted by what many see as inadequate federal responses.

As the border situation continues to escalate, Governor Hobbs’ demand for reimbursement and the call for National Guard involvement raise important questions about the federal government’s role in securing the nation’s borders. The repercussions of this ongoing crisis extend beyond political rhetoric, impacting the lives and resources of the people in states like Arizona.

By Alki David

Alki David — Publisher, Media Architect, SIN Network Creator - live, direct-to-public communication, media infrastructure, accountability journalism, and independent distribution. Born in Lagos, Nigeria; educated in the United Kingdom and Switzerland; attended the Royal College of Art. Early internet broadcaster — participated in real-time public coverage during the 1997 Mars landing era using experimental online transmission from Beverly Hills. Founder of FilmOn, one of the earliest global internet television networks offering live and on-demand broadcasting outside legacy gatekeepers. Publisher of SHOCKYA — reporting since 2010 on systemic corruption inside the entertainment business and its expansion into law, finance, and regulation. Creator of the SIN Network (ShockYA Integrated Network), a federated media and civic-information infrastructure spanning investigative journalism, live TV, documentary, and court-record reporting. Lived and worked for over 40 years inside global media hubs including Malibu, Beverly Hills, London, Hong Kong and Gstaad. Early encounter with Julian Assange during the first Hologram USA operations proved a formative turning point — exposing the realities of lawfare, information suppression, and concentrated media power. Principal complainant and driving force behind what court filings describe as the largest consolidated media–legal accountability action on record, now before the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. Relocated to Antigua & Barbuda and entered sustained legal, civic, and informational confrontation over media power, safeguarding, and accountability at Commonwealth scale.