We need an Easter basket of bucks delivered to the border [Video]

Less than two weeks ago, Gov. Katie Hobbs found herself begging on behalf of border towns — and the entire state of Arizona. She was hoping hundreds of millions of dollars would be granted by the federal government — so that migrants picked up by Border Patrol in our state will have a place to lay their heads. That is, somewhere other than the street. 

“We need these investments to keep our communities safe,” she said at the time. And boy, was she right.

I don’t recall her saying “pretty please with sugar on top,” to Washington but no matter how she got it done, the good news is that the new budget that was just passed by Congress and signed by President Joe Biden, has millions in it for the border. 

The uncertain news is how much of that money Arizona will get — and how soon we will get it.

And …