Martin: deploy troops to the border at state's expense
Posted: May 13, 2010 5:29 PM PDT Updated: May 13, 2010 6:15 PM PDT

Web Producer: Brian Pryor

PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona State Treasurer Dean Martin says if he were governor he would deploy National Guard troops to Arizona's border with Mexico.

Martin made the comments Thursday during a news conference to discuss the state's cash flow.

He says a deployment would require thousands of troops and would be expensive, but he says the state would save money in the long run with lower costs for state services.

Martin is challenging Gov. Jan Brewer in this year's Republican primary for her seat.

Brewer has called on President Barack Obama to deploy troops to the border, but says it would too expensive for the cash-strapped state to cover the cost on its own.

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