OK, what a trip.
I believe the President just wants to get his bill passed no matter what. Border patrol - National Guard - = smokescreen. Did anyone other than me detect that he said that the National Guard would be deplyed "in the vicinity" of the border.
This could mean bases in TX, NM, AZ, etc. They will not be armed. They will help build some fences. OK.
And, only (1) year. and only (6000) guard. They will stand down as border patrol are added.
Why don't we just add border patrol now, and as well.??? What's the delay?
The rest of the speech his demeanor changed from just passively reading the teleprompter to actually passionate when he pitched the guest worker stuff. This is what really he wants.
I have to wonder what the conversation was with Vicente Fox when he called alarmed over the reports of the Guard on the border. Anyone want to posit what the conversation was????
I understood the President to say that there would be 6,000 initially and reduced, not eliminated, at the end of one year. At the same time the Border Patrol would be beefed up. I see no problem with that, assuming that is enough bodies.