Two Arizona sheriffs protest the DOJ lawsuit against Arizona:

Those in Washington forget or ignore what’s really happening on the ground, the danger Arizona sheriffs and their deputies face to protect their communities. Also ignored is the fact that our counties in Arizona are like the broken oil pipe, the gateway to a sea current that carries this problem to all corners of the country.
Like a giant oil slick, the illegal immigration flood has fanned out geographically. That’s why northern Virginia law enforcement must deal with the brutal Central American gang MS-13 and why there are estimated to be hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants living in Washington state.
It is incredible that the Obama administration condemns Arizona Senate Bill 1070, another tool our law enforcement officers can use to combat the flood, but refuses to help in any meaningful way. They ignore the fact that the best way to stop the problem from creeping across the country is to cap the pipe at its source, i.e. Arizona and other border states.
But instead of trying to seal the border, the federal government is going after its own people to prevent us from doing our job. Even more outrageous is the American Civil Liberties Union stepping into the fray and naming individual sheriffs in its suit.
Moratoriums on offshore drilling? Sure, says the administration. Moratoriums on illegal immigration? Not even considered.