OBAMA PLANS TO CUT GUARD FORCE ALONG THE BORDER
The Obama administration is planning to reduce the number of federally paid National Guard troops along the U.S.-Mexico border, shifting from “boots on the ground” to stop people from crossing illegally to a broader mission of aerial detection and additional border intelligence analysis. The change comes in response to a steep drop in apprehensions along the border achieved vis-à-vis Obama’s orders not to arrest or detain and illegal border crossers even if they are caught in the act.Right now 1,200 National Guard troops are helping secure the border, and they are all soon to be replaced by aircraft, helicopters and unmanned drones in what both sides of the political spectrum hail as a move in the right direction toward technology and intelligence-based efforts along the border.
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