what will be the impact of deploying national guardto protect our borders as opposed to regular border agents?

Question

or will this present a more positive impact

Answer 1

What IS the national guard's job again? As I recall the PRIMARY job, & sole purpose for its creation, is indeed to defend the national borders & internal security of the US. The SECONDARY job is to backup federal troops overseas, and AFTER all that, to respond to natural disasters when local authories are overwhelmed, incapable, or incompetent to do so. And, when they are under the command of a Gov, they DO have law enforcement powers.

So, not only do I think they should send 6,000 down to build infrastructure & run survellince gear, I think they ought to send 30,000 & give them guns. It's a drop in the bucket. I really don't care so much about the illegals. There's so many here now using services that even if you could seal the border we'd still be bleeding to death. You honestly can't have a wide open border in time of terrorist war though & you have to cut off the drug flow. They should have done this 25 years ago & not pulled troops till border patrol could hard seal the border alone. This is just a political statment though.

Answer 2

Yes the National Guards job is to protect or boarders, what does blondie think there job is otherwise. That is why we have the national guard. We have such a limited number of Border Patrol agents that they need help, even if it is to give the some R&R. I would rather have my husband deployed to the boarder then to Iraq any day.
So the Impact will be positive because the Border Patrol will get some very much needed help. I am all for the National Guard helping our Border Patrol out.

P.S Blondie The National Gauard is in a sence Hired by the Government, and The National Gauard does what the "Goverment" Tells them what to do.

Answer 3

The National Guards Job is not to protect our Borders. It's the Government's job to hire and create those border agents jobs so that we have plenty of Border Patrol Agents...but instead we choose to send National Guards who have already been to Iraq,...now to the border....is that fair or seem like a Long term solution to you???

Not to me!!!!

Answer 4

Less illegal immigrants is one big impact! The national guard troops are paid less to be there than it would cost to hire more border security agents.

Answer 5

No effect on border security. It will have a positive effect on election year politics for the Republicans.

Answer 6

the military budget does not have the money and I have to wonder about the manpower to, that is just a guess

Answer 7

Great idea wish they had done it 10 years ago.

Answer 8

i think that the cost of their deployment will be made up in the benefits we dont pay for illegal immigrants