Contrary to the planned date, the National Guard did not arrive on August 1st to help protect the boarder. Apparently, "it will take weeks longer to select, screen and train the 1,200 National Guard troops". In response, the Administration declared that, "the announced date was always a starting point". The troops will gradually be added to aid Boarder control but, "not carry out direct law enforcement functions". So the Guard will be acting as scouts and lookouts, relaying intelligence with a focus on ending drug trafficking and illegal immigration. However, critics are not too impressed with these measures as 1,200 troops is only a small number to cover such a large region. I would like to know why the Administration did not explain that the 1st was only a "starting point" as this is an important piece of information for people living in the region still plagued by drug dealers/traffickers and illegal immigrants.
Article Referenced:
Lacey, Marc. "Boarder Deployment Will Take Weeks". NYTimes. New York Times. 2 August. Web. 29 August 2010.
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