Thread: Senators urge stepped-up Mexico border security

Senators urge stepped-up Mexico border security

April 19, 2010 12:48 p.m. EDT

Washington (CNN) -- Sens. Jon Kyl and John McCain, both Republicans from Arizona, called Monday for the immediate deployment of 3,000 National Guard troops to the border with Mexico and other steps to increase security.

Illegal aliens crossing the border into Arizona from Mexico were causing a spike in crime and other problems that needed immediate attention, said Kyl and McCain at a news conference with two Arizona sheriffs.

"The situation has spiraled out of control," McCain said, noting that 17 percent of those caught trying to illegally enter Arizona from Mexico had U.S. criminal records.

McCain and Kyl repeated a past call for 3,000 National Guard troops to be sent to the border right away, along with federal funding for another 3,000 U.S. Customs and Border agents to be deployed along the Arizona-Mexico border by 2015.

In addition, their 10-point plan calls for a double-row border fence, increased mobile surveillance of the border region, more federal funding and hardship duty pay for border patrol agents in the most dangerous areas.

"You can't live in Arizona and not have this problem every day," Kyl said. "People are fed up."

http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/04/19/ ... index.html

We need about 6,000 guardsman here in California to roam the streets and remove them too!

McCain and Kyl repeated a past call for 3,000 National Guard troops to be sent to the border right away, along with federal funding for another 3,000 U.S. Customs and Border agents to be deployed along the Arizona-Mexico border by 2015.

"by 2015"



Well that should put anyone worried about being stopped or caught at a US border right back to sleep.

You know how long the training was for GI's during WWII? 9-13 weeks. Which was a more difficult foe, a German or Japanese soldier, or an illegal alien?

Same old song and dance by McCain, he's been singing this since the Presidential debates. Sound good John, goes right along with that humungus bill you wrote with Ted Kennedy.

Let's see, "we want immigration reform" on Sunday, "more patrols at the border" on Monday.

Sigh....been there, heard that.

alleycat,

You are right, he's pushing the McCain Kennedy bill again. The compromise. I'm not trading what our government should be doing for a bunch of legalized crimmigrants.

Dixie

mc cain wants to do this because of the tight primary race with Jayworth. if the arizona rancher had nto been killed, Mc cain would not be saying this

McCain, what's the point of the National Guard if you are just going to turn around and reward all of the illegal alien criminals who are already here bny giving the amnesty?

Originally Posted by bigtex

McCain, what's the point of the National Guard if you are just going to turn around and reward all of the illegal alien criminals who are already here bny giving the amnesty?

Great question. I guess we already know the answer, huh? A call for troops to make him look tough on immigration. Then if he wins he'll stick US all in the back and he and Lindsey will go skipping through the tulips together laughing all the way to the bank to deposit their reward for selling out the American People.

McCain and Kyl repeated a past call for 3,000 National Guard troops to be sent to the border right away, along with federal funding for another 3,000 U.S. Customs and Border agents to be deployed along the Arizona-Mexico border by 2015.

Way to get right on that McCain! By 2015, the reconquista will be completed! But what's the hurry...right!!

Originally Posted by Dixie

alleycat,

You are right, he's pushing the McCain Kennedy bill again. The compromise. I'm not trading what our government should be doing for a bunch of legalized crimmigrants.

Dixie

We need about 6000 national guardsmen to protect us from Juan McCain and Lindsey Graham, Joe Lieberman, Nancy Pelosi, Arlan Specter...

How can we illicit the help of our American troops to protect us from the real threat? Those that pretend to be our lawmakers, all the while they are our lawbreakers?