[La Enchiladita]

Border strength hits 6,100


By Michelle Tan
Staff writer

More than 6,100 Army and Air National Guard troops are now deployed along the four southern border states, the National Guard Bureau announced Monday.

The troops are in California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas as part of Operation Jump Start, a two-year effort designed to support U.S. Customs and Border Protection while it hires and trains 6,000 new Border Patrol agents. The added manpower provided by the Guard also allows more Border Patrol agents to return to law enforcement duties along the border.

The announcement that 6,199 troops were now serving along the border came one day before the Aug. 1 deadline given to the Guard to have up to 6,000 soldiers and airmen in the four states.

Operation Jump Start is part of a plan for sweeping immigration reform announced in May by President Bush.

http://www.airforcetimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-1991374.php

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Maybe we could TRY giving the benefit of the doubt?

[stopem]

I could not believe the judge in CA gave a 1 year reprieve to illegals who were to be deported and the laraza character getting 1 million illegals registered to vote, he should be put in jail!!