Reps ask Obama to send National Guard back to the border

March 11th, 2009, 4:17 pm
Washington Bureau Chief

Rep. Ed Royce and a group of Republican lawmakers today sent a letter to President Barack Obama and Homeland Security SecretaryJanet Napolitano asking that they send the National Guard back to the Mexican border in the wake of the violence by drug cartels.

“Due to the current situation in Mexico, we believe that moire resources are needed to ensure additional border security,â€