God speed!
EXCELLENT NEWS!!!
Unless they intend to stop them from crossing at all, its a meaningless gesture. If illegals cross and are caught, they will be turned over to the border patrol and it will be business as usual.
Obama’s Dudes at the White House will be burning the midnight weed to come up with a way to counter this
The word should be “sending.” I don’t see anything that suggests that any troops have been sent yet. Call me when they are there, armed appropriately, and taking charge of the Texas southern border. Call me again, when any Fed agent is arrested for interfering.
Fair is fair.
If the Prez can up and decide What The Law Is, then really how long will it be before states also do that....?
Colorado did. Indeed, even individual cities (many in Calif) have very openly been saying they have been doing that FOR YEARS.
Maybe individuals should also do that..?
Yay! San Jacinto rules! Where is the Yellow Rose of Texas when we need her?
Yahoo!! Best thing I’ve read in quite awhile!! I hope there are updates on the progress.
I understand that Texas maintains a ‘State Guard’ which is tactically organized and equipped with the previous generation of heavy equipment purchased from the National Guard as it is retired. Is this the force being described. A state guard is truly the state’s military force with little or no federal control as the National Guard is under significant federal administrative control.
The necessity of a state to take action such as this should warrant IMMEDIATE IMPEACHMENT and REMOVAL of the kenyan usurper!
Where is a Black Jack Pershing when you need him?
There’s a story on Drudge coming from AZ Central, that the only thing keeping the immigration surge from becoming worse is Mexican gangs guarding their side of the border and only allowing those who pay them to cross.
Now if we could only get an agreement with the gangs to keep them all out in return for us paying them, it would solve several problems. Immoral and unethical? Well, nothing else has worked.
That’s great news! Texas DPS employees doing something useful! Unheard of but exciting!
stock the Rio Grande with Piranha
You know the Kenyan is going to try and stop this.
Stunning: DHS solicited bids for vendor to handle 65,000 unaccompanied minors — IN JANUARY!
The Obama administration’s claim to have been surprised by the wave of children flooding over out borders may turn out to be another political lie of the year. Sundance of Conservative Treehouse noticed a very peculiar advertisement:
On January 29th of this year, the federal government posted an advertisement seeking bids for a vendor contract to handle “Unaccompanied Alien Children“.
Not just any contract mind you, but a very specific contract – for a very specific number of unaccompanied minors: 65,000.
• Why would DHS and ICE be claiming “surprise” by the current influx of unaccompanied minors on the border in June, when they were taking bids for an exact contract to handle the exact situation in January?
• Secondly, how could they possibly anticipate 65,000 unaccompanied minors would be showing up at the border, when the most ever encountered in a previous year was 5,000 total ?
The bid specifics are even more suspicious:
[...] The Contractor shall provide unarmed escort staff, including management, supervision, manpower, training, certifications, licenses, drug testing, equipment, and supplies necessary to provide on-demand escort services for non-criminal/non-delinquent unaccompanied alien children ages infant to 17 years of age, seven (7) days a week, 365 days a year. Transport will be required for either category of UAC or individual juveniles, to include both male and female juveniles. There will be approximately 65,000 UAC in total: 25% local ground transport, 25% via ICE charter and 50% via commercial air.
[...] In addition, the Contractor shall have personnel who are able to communicate with juveniles in their own designated language(s).
Link to the ad here.
This stinks to high heaven. It is time to subpoena the people who placed the ad to give testimony in Congress. We may have a Cloward-Piven strategy on illegal immigration underway.
Hat tip: Lucianne Goldberg
Soon, we’ll have to defend our borders with other states from invading federal barbarians.
U.S. Constitution
Section 8 - Powers of Congress
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To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;