We are putting UNARMED troops on the border. Same as last time. They put UNARMED troops in BP offices to free up active Border Patrol troops to ignore the situation.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3701013/posts
“They are in fact deploying with weapons,” U.S. Northern Command Air Force General Terrence O’Shaughnessy said during a press conference. “I think the President has made it clear that border security is national security.”