Obama to keep National Guard on border

By Stephen Dinan
The Washington Times
6:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 10, 2011

President Obama will keep the National Guard on the U.S.-Mexico border past their current June deadline, agreeing to the demand by a number of border lawmakers who say having the military there deters illegal activity.

Briefing reporters ahead of a major immigration speech by the president on Tuesday, a senior administration official said they will find the money to extend the deployment.

“We intend to, by reprogramming, continue the National Guard at the border at the current force level. We’re working on the way to pay for that now,â€