What do Arizona’s congressmen think of their state’s new immigration law? Would they have voted for or against it? A simple enough question. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D) said in a TV interview that she opposes SB 1070: “Having formerly served in the state legislature, if I had been there, I don’t think I would have voted for it.” Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick’s spokesman Joe Katz said Kirkpatrick (D) also opposes SB 1070:

I understand how tired state legislators are of waiting for Washington to do its job. Frustration with their inaction on this issue is one of the reasons why I ran for Congress. However, this is a national problem that needs a national solution, and a patchwork, state-by-state approach is not a long-term substitute. SB 1070 will not help secure the border or fix America’s broken immigration system, any more than a boycott or a federal lawsuit against Arizona will.

I called the office of Democratic representative Harry Mitchell to find out his position, and spokesman Robbie Sherwood offered this wordy non-response:

Since coming to Congress in 2007, Congressman Mitchell has been working to help secure our borders and improve federal enforcement, without which immigration reform will never work. Problems stemming from illegal immigration didn’t occur overnight and Congressman Mitchell believes that SB 1070 reflects Arizonans’ frustration with the federal government’s failure to take responsibility. He has consistently said that if the new law spurs Washington to act, then it is a good thing, but that neither the state law, nor a lawsuit to overturn it, will secure the border or fix a broken immigration system.

When asked whether Mitchell would have voted for the bill. Sherwood simply said, “Congressman Mitchell believes that if SB 1070 spurs Washington to act, then it is a good thing.” NRO’s Jim Geraghty lists Giffords, Kirkpatrick, and Mitchell on his list of 99 potential GOP House pickups.