After Eric Holder was chosen for Attorney General, many people suspected Janet Napolitano would be chosen for Secretary of Homeland Security. Well tonight Politico has confirmed this.
http://www.politico.com/...
Janet Napolitano, Arizona's Governor, was on the short list of two potential Secretary posts: Attorney General and Secretary of Homeland Security. Once Eric Holder got Attorney General than most likely Napolitano would get Homeland Security.
Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano (D) has been chosen to serve as secretary of the vast and troubled Department of Homeland Security for President-elect Obama, Democratic officials said. Napolitano is a border governor who will now be responsible for immigration policy and border security, which are part of Homeland Security’s myriad functions.
Napolitano brings law-and-order experience from her stint as the Grand Canyon State’s first female attorney general. One of the nation’s most prominent female elected officials, she made frequent appearances on behalf of Barack Obama during the campaign. She was re-elected to a second four-year term in 2006.
The one issue the Republicans think they can use against Napolitano is illegal immigration. Let's see if they will try.
Her critics claim she came to the problem late, but she seems to have navigated it deftly. ... Napolitano opposed ... several bills that targeted illegal immigrants. Instead, she looked to the systems and people that make illegal immigration possible: she ordered state contractors to ensure that their employees are legal [and] set up an undercover unit to catch forgers of identity documents ... In mid-August she declared a state of emergency in Arizona to direct more funds to protecting border areas from illegal crossings."