Ross D. Franklin
National Guard Border
FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 19, 2007 file photo, A National Guard unit patrols at the Arizona-Mexico border on Friday, Jan. 19, 2007 in Sasabe, Ariz. The Obama administration announced Tuesday, May 25, 2010 it was sending as many as 1,200 National Guard troops to the border. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, file)
Matt York
National Guard-Border
This Thursday, April 22, 2010 photo shows the international border in Nogales, Ariz. President Barack Obama will send 1,200 National Guard troops to help secure the U.S.-Mexico border, an administration official and an Arizona congresswoman said Tuesday, pre-empting Republican plans to try to force votes on such a deployment. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Matt York
National Guard-Border
In this Thursday, April 22, 2010 photo, the American Flag flies along the international border in Nogales, Ariz. President Barack Obama will send 1,200 National Guard troops to help secure the U.S.-Mexico border, an administration official and an Arizona congresswoman said Tuesday, pre-empting Republican plans to try to force votes on such a deployment. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Posted: Friday, August 27, 2010 2:38 pm
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Updated: 8:14 pm, Sat Aug 28, 2010.
Guard troops to deploy to Arizona border on Monday
Associated Press |
The first of 532 National Guard troops are set to begin their
mission in the southern Arizona desert on Monday under President
Barack Obama's plan to beef up U.S.-Mexico border security,
although they won't have any law enforcement authority.
About 30 troops will start their jobs on the border Monday, and
waves of more troops will be deploying every Monday until all 532
are expected to be on the Arizona border by the end of
September.
Arizona National Guard spokesman Lt. Valentine Castillo says the
troops will be "extra eyes and ears" for U.S. Customs and Border
Protection agents.
He says the troops will have guns for self-defense, but they
will not have the authority to arrest anyone themselves; if they
spot illegal immigrants, they must report them to the Border
Patrol.
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Friday, August 27, 2010 2:38 pm.
Updated: 8:14 pm.
Masterrogue666 posted at 8:46 am on Mon, Aug 30, 2010.
"although they won't have any law enforcement authority" -- In other words, watch but don't engage. What a waste of men and material. King Obama, you are adding insult to injury....
stan000 posted at 12:10 pm on Sat, Aug 28, 2010.
Brainfreeze, you just don't understand how this works. The troops are being sent to the border to do critical stuff like wash trucks and paint rocks, not enforce the border.
The argument being that with a soldier to wash their truck or paint their rock the border patrol guy can go out in the desert and have a nice nap. Er... I mean combat the dastardly illegals and smugglers.
brainfreeze posted at 8:04 am on Sat, Aug 28, 2010.
"The troops will not have authority to make arrests", that is rediculous. So they are just supposed to stand there and say, "there goes another one...". They should be able to arrest, detain and shoot whenever needed.
Ateam1 posted at 5:28 pm on Fri, Aug 27, 2010.
OBAMA is a terrorist! Period!