Gov. Rick Perry to deploy 1,000 National Guard troops to RGV

The Monitor ^ | Sunday, July 20, 2014 9:30 pm | Jacob Fischler

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Gov. Rick Perry to deploy 1,000 National Guard troops to RGV

Texas Gov. Rick Perry plans to announce he will activate the Texas National Guard at a news conference Monday in Austin, said state Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, D-McAllen.

Hinojosa did not have details of the effort, but an internal memo from another state official’s office said the governor planned to call about 1,000 Texas National Guard troops to the Rio Grande Valley — at a cost of about $12 million per month.

The memo was provided to The Monitor on the condition of anonymity because the information is not yet public.

Troops are expected to enter the area gradually, building up to 1,000 after about a month, the memo said.

The troops will join the Texas Department of Public Safety in its recent surge to combat human smuggling and drug trafficking amid the influx of mostly Central Americans illegally crossing the Rio Grande. Perry, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, and Texas House Speaker Joe Straus announced the $1.3 million per week effort last month.

State leaders approved funding for extra DPS troopers to fill in gaps in Border Patrol coverage in the Valley as the federal authorities were overwhelmed with an influx of children and families from Central America. The state officials feared Mexican drug cartels might exploit the situation to move their own drugs and human contraband while Border Patrol attention was turned elsewhere.

Hinojosa said Perry's move smacked of political gamesmanship.

“All these politicians coming down to border, they don't care about solving the problem, they just want to make a political point,” he said.

State officials denied the move amounted to a militarization of the border.

“This is not a militarization of the border,” the memo states. “The DPS and the National Guard are working to keep any drug and human trafficking south of (U.S. Highway) 83 and with the goal of keeping any smuggling from entering major highways to transport East/West/and North.”

DPS officials want to send National Guard troops into western areas of the Valley and the ranch lands further north, according to the memo.

“Smuggling has supposedly according to DPS moved West on the border with an increase in Jim Hogg County," the memo states. "DPS especially wants to apply the Guard in the rural areas to patrol.”

The National Guard deployment — added to the DPS surge — will bring the price tag of troopers on the border to about $5 million per week, the memo said. And the funding source for the effort remains unclear.

“It is not clear where the money will come from in the budget,” the memo states, adding that Perry's office has said the money will come from “non critical” areas, such as health care or transportation.

Hinojosa said the National Guard was not equipped to aid immigrants crossing the Rio Grande.

“They (cartels) are taking advantage of the situation,” he said. “But our local law enforcement from the sheriff’s offices of the different counties to the different police departments are taking care of the situation. This is a civil matter, not a military matter. What we need is more resources to hire more deputies, hire more Border Patrol.

“These are young people, just families coming across. They're not armed. They're not carrying weapons.”

[cableguymn]

make um retired buses headed for the scrap heap. No one wants their kids in those buses afterwards.

[GeronL]

I agree.

[Uncle Chip]

Good — when????

[SkyPilot]

Posse comitatis does not apply to National Guard units and state defense forces while under the authority of a state.

Exactly. Title 10 vs. Title 32 of the United States code of National Guard vs. Federal Military.

During Katrina, the fat, corrupt Governor Blanco (LA-D) ordered that US Federal Military go door to door, seize guns, and force people out of their homes.

Lt. Gen Russel L. Honoré told her to go to hell.

I don't think most people (or the media) realize how serious a national crisis this latest news event (Texas National Guard on the border) means.

Gov Perry could set in motion events that lead to the secession of Texas.

I am not joking.

Three years ago he said this, and before the latest crisis that Obama generated.

Texas governor says secession possible

[arderkrag]

Anybody who thought this guy was lukewarm in the last election cycle:

Your apology is accepted.

[Sequoyah101]

I am. The root of the question, I hope you can imagine, is just how are they going to stop the invasion? Is that their intention? Or do they merely expect to “help” the border patrol do more of the nothing they have been doing for years? Remember some years ago when the military went to the border and just “observed” and nothing else? They had to wait for the Border Patrol to come and they never did or were so slow it didn’t matter.

I’m afraid this is nothing more than window dressing or 1,000 more frustrated people who are gatherers of human debris that we pay to medicate, house, feed and favor with all manner of luxury light years away from where they come from.

[BuckeyeTexan]

Don’t even get me started about that fence. I’ve had this discussion many times with freepers who think a fence is THE answer. They cite the Great Wall of China and the Barrier Wall in Israel without bothering to pay attention to the significant differences.

The Great Wall of China took well over 300 years and 500,000 men to build. The United States is not quite 240 years old itself.

Israel’s separation barrier is approximately 400 miles long, which is one-third the length of the Texas border and one-fourth the length of the U.S. border. The terrain in Israel does not include 1200 miles of water. The barrier is primarily intended to prevent terrorist attacks.

Different purposes. Different terrain. Different resources. Different time periods.

Oh, and guess what’s going on in Israel with the Barrier Wall today? Fox News just did a segment on ... wait for it ... TUNNELS! Israel was taken completely by surprise to discover that Hamas has an extensive tunnel system.

Really? They were surprised that those who want to get past a fence would tunnel under it? Sorry, folks. A fence just redirects their focus. If they want in, they’ll find a way around a fence.

Landmines, drones, and manned security towers with shoot-to-kill orders would be more effective than a fence.

[Road Warrior ‘04]

Will they have ammo this time?

[BuckeyeTexan]

The NG is already under the Governor’s direct command. Obama would have to nationalize them in order to take command. Even then, if he does it under Title 32, they’re still under state command. Title 10 is the only way for him to take command away from the state.

[PLD]

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2012/12/06/could-texas-really-secede-from-the-union-the-answer-is/

[MeshugeMikey]

"Hinojosa said the National Guard was not equipped to aid immigrants crossing the Rio Grande". ?

WELL AINT THAT JUST TOO BAD!

Thank you Governor Perry

[PLD]

http://www.naturalnews.com/037963_texas_secede_independence.html#

[RedMDer]

He also said that the National Guard was not equipped to aid immigrants crossing the Rio Grande.

I want the NG to stop them. Not aid them.

[onedoug]

soetoro will nix it.

[deport]

I’m not sure what they are supposed to do with all the people that are crossing
and walking up to the officials and turning themselves in. Once the cross the middle
of the Rio Grande they are in the US/state of Texas.

Allowing them to come forward and surrender poses many problems. Maybe a surrender
shouldn’t be allowed but rather take them back to the banks of the Rio Grande and cross them back over. Maybe give them a MRE meal and papers,
tell them to fill out the paperwork, submit, wait your turn and goodbye.

What is your thoughts on what should be done with them once they are on US soil?

[yorkiemom]

“I think people are going to be disappointed. Perry himself has said illegals will need to be handed over to the feds.”

Then they’ll just be settled in here to be permanent drains on society.

[RandallFlagg]

Long night drinkin’ again?

;-)

[X-spurt]

Apparently it is necessary to restate my post:
“Where’d you get that info? Obviously not from reading the Constitution” and certainly not in Article Four, Section 4, Clause 2.

Whole lot of “wishful personal interpretation” goin on.

In our conservative endeavor to save our dear America, it is important we not lower our discourse to that of misdirection the socialist saboteurs practice and adhere to what our Founding Fathers actually intended in the Constitution they wrote.

[Resolute Conservative]

They are criminals so it is not a “civil matter”.

[GOPJ]

Thanks for the ping.