Isakson, Chambliss: 6,000 troops needed on border

Associated Press
05/26/10 3:25 PM PDT


ATLANTA — Two of Georgia's Republican senators are co-sponsoring legislation to fund 6,000 National Guard troops on the Southwest border — five times the number President Obama is planning to send.

Sen. Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss are sponsoring the amendment to a supplemental spending bill. In a statement, they say Congress should demonstrate a strong commitment to border security and that the 1,200 troops Obama plans to send to the border are not nearly enough to combat illegal immigration, drug trafficking and escalating violence on the U.S.-Mexico border

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