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Illegal Immigration Watch: California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Orders National Guard To Mexican Border

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced that he would order the California National Guard to the Mexican border during a Capitol news conference held in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, June 1, 2006. Schwarzenegger said he would sign a two-page document promising the state’s share of the 6,000 troops being mobilized as part of President Bush’s plan to solve the nation’s illegal immigration dilemma.

ASSociated Press: Schwarzenegger to order troops to border

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger agreed Thursday to send the California National Guard to the Mexican border, ending a 17-day standoff with the Bush administration.

The two sides had been at odds over whether California Guardsmen would join the effort to bolster the Border Patrol and who would pay for it.

They reached an agreement under which California will contribute about 1,000 Guardsmen for border duty and the federal government will pick up the full cost, Schwarzenegger said.

“It is not my preference to send the National Guard, but there’s an important need to protect the border,” he said.

However, in a separate act that was not part of the agreement with the federal government, Schwarzenegger will sign an executive order that ends the California National Guard’s participation on Dec. 31, 2008, state officials said.

Schwarzenegger intends for the mission to be carried out mostly by troops who volunteer for six- to 12-month assignments. The Bush plan called for sending Guardsmen on border duty instead of their annual two-and-three week training exercises.

The state would have to pay for normal training sessions, while long-term assignments are funded by the federal government.

Too little and WAY TOO LATE…..

And how many positions has Arnold had?

But, it is a start and the sooner the National Guard can deploy the better. Now the Congress needs to appropriate funds for border security walls/fences/barriers, surveillance aircraft and to train more border partrol officers.

The President made the committment – GET BUSY!

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, left, talks with Major Gen. William Wade II, the Adjutant General of the California National Guard, right, during a briefing on possible guard troop deployment along the border with Mexico, at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, May 16, 2006. Wade, accompanied by Col. David Baldwin, third from right, and Capt. Ty Shepard, were among the members of the National Guard assisting Wade in outlining the National Guards capabilities in fulfilling President Bush’s plans to deploy National Guard troops along the border with Mexico to stem the flow of illegal immigrants.

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