Are any states putting the National Guard at their borders yet???
A great question; “I think” during the Bush years some guard units were operating along the border as support or backup to the border patrol. However, their rules of engagement were very limited and did not include the use of deadly force. As a Texan, I hope that Gov Perry will activate the Texas Guard and put them on the border with rules of engagement to shoot if threatened or disobeyed. However, keeping a large contingent of Guard units activated for an extended period of time is both impractical and expensive. The real solution is to put U.S. Army troops on the border. Reactivate the draft if necessary, would help with teen and twenty something unemployment and instill a little badly needed discipline and work ethic in this bunch.
In NM Richardson has sent the National Guard this week.
2 years ago or so there were lots of Guard in Las Cruces and Deming NM as well as Del Rio and El Paso, TX.
Those are just places I travel and have experienced, but from what I’ve seen the Deming and Cruces Guard pulled out over a year ago. Haven’t been to Del Rio lately but I know El Paso doesn’t have Guard now.
New Mexico does have some National Guard here. They are mainly at observation areas. I have seen at least 1 NG helicopter patrolling for about the last week.