Popular Arizona Governor Jan Brewer told Obama last week to,
“Do your job… Step up and secure our borders.”
Finally, after all of the lame jokes, he responded.
Today Barack Obama announced that he will send 1,200 National Guard troops to the Mexican border.
The AP reported:
President Barack Obama will send 1,200 National Guard troops to boost security along the U.S.-Mexico border, officials said Tuesday, pre-empting Republican plans to try to force votes on such a deployment.
Obama will also request $500 million for border protection and law enforcement activities, according to lawmakers and administration officials. The moves come as chances for action on comprehensive immigration reform, Obama’s long-stated goal, look increasingly small in this election year. But Obama is under pressure to do something with the issue front and center after Arizona’s passage of a tough crackdown law.
The National Guard troops will work on intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support, analysis and training, and support efforts to block drug trafficking. They will temporarily supplement border patrol agents until Customs and Border Protection can recruit and train additional officers and agents to serve on the border, an administration official said.
This is weird. Obama never makes sane decisions. So why is he sending in the guard now?
