Not only 1200 troops, but Obama is requesting $500M from Congress for "border protection"

[Bluebear]

President Barack Obama will deploy up to 1,200 National Guard troops to help secure the Southwest Border against Mexican drug cartels, White House officials said Tuesday.

Obama also is requesting that Congress approve $500 million for enhanced border protection and law enforcement activities as part of an emergency spending bill expected to come to the Senate floor this week.

Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/05/25/20100525president-obama-troops-arizona-mexico-border.html#ixzz0ozLpBY70

[truedelphi]

1. the big irony is that plenty of undocumented people get here the same way we get to foreign lands

Via the airport.

[branders seine]

2. How long before he jumps onboard the Bush Doctrine

and just invades Mexico?

He's made pretty much all of king george's other policies his own.

[Bluebear]

3. I don't know what he's protecting the border from, Mexicans from leaving??

[pinboy3niner]

6. They'll have to prove they have NO papers to be allowed to leave

:evilgrin:

[xchrom]

4. Those troops and that money ought to be

Heading for the spill and affected areas.

[bluethruandthru]

5. +1000

[branders seine]

7. At last! Obama acts to stop the BP leakage!

Umm, brown people leaking across the Arizona border, but still!