Obama pressed to extend National Guard's stay along Mexico border

By Jordy Yager - 03/15/11 07:22 PM ET

The top-ranking House Republican on border issues is pushing the Obama administration to extend the National Guard’s presence along the U.S.-Mexico border and possibly deploy the U.S. Army to help stymie violence from the drug cartels.

Rep. Candice Miller (R-Mich.), the chairwoman of the House Homeland Security subcommittee on border and maritime security, told The Hill that it would be a “serious mistakeâ€