U.S. REP. GABRIELLE GIFFORDS CALLS FOR DEPLOYMENT OF NATIONAL GUARD TO U.S.-MEXICO BORDER
March 30, 2010

Congresswoman also asks for more Border Patrol agents and creation of a task force to coordinate local security efforts


TUCSON - U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords today asked President Obama and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to deploy the National Guard to the troubled U.S.-Mexico border.

The congresswoman’s request comes after she received additional details about Saturday’s murder of Robert Krentz, a prominent Cochise County cattle rancher who was gunned down on his property near Douglas.

“This cold-blooded murder is a sober reminder that the safety of U.S. citizens on American soil is under attack,â€