Thread: California sending National Guard Troops to border

Governor sending 224 Nat'l Guard troops to border

By Michael Gardner, U-T SACRAMENTO BUREAU
Thursday, July 15, 2010 at 8:17 p.m.

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Friday will order 224 California National Guard troops the border with Mexico, fulfilling an earlier commitment to President Barack Obama.

In May, Obama launched a plan to deploy 1,200 National Guard troops to the southwest border, alarmed by a tide of smuggled drugs and immigrants and pummeled politically over illegal immigration.

Schwarzenegger earlier pledged California’s full cooperation with federal initiatives to secure the border and attack the narcotics trade.

“This is just the beginning,â€

Watch out Ahnold. You might end up on the wrong end of a lawsuit by the DOJ.

armed with what? Hopefully fully automatic rifls.

If each of the 50 states sent 224 N.G. Troops we would have 11,200 troops on the border.

How many troops is your state sending?

Is this a joke like how many national guardsmen does it take to stare down an agricultural trespasser? Answer: 224 <No offense meant to our fine troops>

I wouldn't believe anything the terminator says or does. Troops will spend their tour of duty guarding their desks. Annie Schwarzenegger is another pro open borders RINO like Grahamnesty, McClown, Cornyn, Hutchinson, Kyle, Collins, Snowe, Flake, Pence and others. He has never been the same since his socialist wife took his balls away and keeps them in her purse.

Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

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SACRAMENTO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Friday will order 224 California National Guard troops the border with Mexico, fulfilling an earlier commitment to President Barack Obama.

Let's see, about 180 miles of border with 224 National Guardsmen that equals to 1.24 men per square mile. Arnold is about as helpful as Obama.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld ... 4840.story

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday mobilized members of the California National Guard as part of a federal effort to deter drug trafficking and illegal immigration along the border with Mexico.

His order supports President Barack Obama's plan to have 1,200 National Guard troops assist with federal border protection, customs and immigration agents.

The move comes amid a national debate over an Arizona law that directs police to conduct immigration checks when they are questioning people about possible legal violations. There must be a "reasonable suspicion" the person is in the country illegally.

Obama asked California to deploy 224 Guard members for as long as a year, but California National Guard spokesman Lt. Patrick Bagley said as many as 260 soldiers and airmen will head to the border by Oct. 1.

The higher number is because California has more members qualified to perform the specific duties needed to support federal border protection, customs and immigration agents, Bagley said. The number and assignments resulted from talks with officials in other states and the federal government.

The California soldiers and airmen — all of whom have volunteered for the mission — will be selected by mid-August. They will get up to three weeks of training in August or September, expanding on routine training they already receive.

California is responsible for its entire border with Mexico, but Bagley said the Guard members will be assigned to specific locations as needed based on discussions with federal officials.

It's the second time Schwarzenegger has ordered Guard members to the border. He backed a similar federal effort in June 2006. Guard members will be based in many of the same armories they used the last time, Bagley said.

Obama asked California to deploy 224 Guard members for as long as a year, but California National Guard spokesman Lt. Patrick Bagley said as many as 260 soldiers and airmen will head to the border by Oct. 1. "HAPPY2BME"

224 California National Guard troops out of the most populated state in the nation.

How many of THOSE will be Mexican Nationals?

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