Yes...the article is quite clear in its explanation.
Many troops are on the border, looking for illegal crossers. Many troops are sitting in Border Patrol stations doing admin duties in order to free up BP agents to go to the border and look for illegal crossers.
AFAIC, boots is boots and bodies is bodies. The number of people deployed to the SW Border States has increased by more than 6,000 and the number of people actually on the border has increased.
So far, those 6,000 NGT's have freed up less then 500 BPA's.
That doesn't sound very cost effective to me.
"Are 6000+ troops assigned to border duty or not?"
"Yes...the article is quite clear in its explanation.
Many troops are on the border, looking for illegal crossers. Many troops are sitting in Border Patrol stations doing admin duties in order to free up BP agents to go to the border and look for illegal crossers.
AFAIC, boots is boots and bodies is bodies. The number of people deployed to the SW Border States has increased by more than 6,000 and the number of people actually on the border has increased."
Laughing myself silly.
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