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BREAKING: Rick Perry to Deploy the Texas National Guard to Defend the Border
With each passing day, the demand of the American people for border security grows. Demonstrations that began in California have spread to communities around the nation. The people want the border sealed and those who have entered the country illegally sent home.
The Obama administration has all but turned a deaf ear to American demands, asking for $3.7 billion to deal with the current border crisis but allotting only two percent of that for increased border security.
Now Texas Governor Rick Perry, who has already committed significant state resources to do the federal government’s job at the border when it will not, appears ready to send 1,000 National Guard troops to areas of his state that have suffered the greatest impact from the Obama-created crisis.
From Breitbart:
The McAllen Monitor reported an internal memo from a different state official that states the troops will be deployed to the western areas of the Rio Grande Valley and to ranch lands further north.
Breitbart Texas has reported extensively on the problems ranchers face in Brooks County surrounding the city of Falfurrias — where law enforcement is so strapped, the local sheriff’s office is down to only one deputy per shift to cover the nearly 900 miles of ranch lands.
The leaked memo states: “This is not a militarization of the border. The DPS and the National Guard are working to keep any drug and human trafficking south of [U.S. Highway] 83 and with the goal of keeping any smuggling from entering major highways to transport East/West/and North.”
It is estimated the deployment of the National Guard will be up to $12 million per month. Nearly $10 million of that would fund personnel and vehicles, while an additional $2.4 million will be expended on helicopters.
Perry’s efforts to protect his people are admirable, although it should be noted that the deployment of the National Guard to one region in Texas will likely shift the focus of illegal immigration to other areas of Texas–or other states. A more comprehensive solution–one, unfortunately, that is unlikely to be put into effect unless it is done by the Obama administration–will be required to truly address the problem over the long term.
Nonetheless, this is an excellent start, as these areas of Texas are desperate for government assistance for border enforcement.
It also demonstrates the conservative, free market truism that people acting in their own self-interest are generally far more effective at getting things done. Texans are among those who stand to lose the most from lax border security, so they’re the ones standing up to fix the problem.
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BREAKING: Rick Perry to Deploy the Texas National Guard to Defend the Border
With each passing day, the demand of the American people for border security grows. Demonstrations that began in California have spread to communities around the nation. The people want the border sealed and those who have entered the country illegally sent home.
The Obama administration has all but turned a deaf ear to American demands, asking for $3.7 billion to deal with the current border crisis but allotting only two percent of that for increased border security.
Now Texas Governor Rick Perry, who has already committed significant state resources to do the federal government’s job at the border when it will not, appears ready to send 1,000 National Guard troops to areas of his state that have suffered the greatest impact from the Obama-created crisis.
From Breitbart:
The McAllen Monitor reported an internal memo from a different state official that states the troops will be deployed to the western areas of the Rio Grande Valley and to ranch lands further north.
Breitbart Texas has reported extensively on the problems ranchers face in Brooks County surrounding the city of Falfurrias — where law enforcement is so strapped, the local sheriff’s office is down to only one deputy per shift to cover the nearly 900 miles of ranch lands.
The leaked memo states: “This is not a militarization of the border. The DPS and the National Guard are working to keep any drug and human trafficking south of [U.S. Highway] 83 and with the goal of keeping any smuggling from entering major highways to transport East/West/and North.”
It is estimated the deployment of the National Guard will be up to $12 million per month. Nearly $10 million of that would fund personnel and vehicles, while an additional $2.4 million will be expended on helicopters.
Perry’s efforts to protect his people are admirable, although it should be noted that the deployment of the National Guard to one region in Texas will likely shift the focus of illegal immigration to other areas of Texas–or other states. A more comprehensive solution–one, unfortunately, that is unlikely to be put into effect unless it is done by the Obama administration–will be required to truly address the problem over the long term.
Nonetheless, this is an excellent start, as these areas of Texas are desperate for government assistance for border enforcement.
It also demonstrates the conservative, free market truism that people acting in their own self-interest are generally far more effective at getting things done. Texans are among those who stand to lose the most from lax border security, so they’re the ones standing up to fix the problem.
Fred Thompson: Obama Has Zero Respect for Our “Founding Principles”WATCH
http://conservativetribune.com/perry-to-...ervativetribune
Regards,
hm