In 2006, as the national chief of the Border Patrol, I welcomed the assignment of roughly 6,000 National Guardsmen to serve as a force multiplier to the then-9,000 Border Patrol agents on duty along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Some have criticized President Trump's decision to deploy the Guard, but based on my own experience, these troops will be of tremendous benefit along the border.
While the National Guard enhances Border Patrol's interdiction capacities, the rest of the system will struggle to keep pace without comprehensive efforts beyond the Border Patrol.
In 2006, the deployment of the National Guard, along with supporting equipment, brought a rapid increase and expansion of the Border Patrol's capabilities.
As a result, I believe President Trump's call to deploy the National Guard to the border has merit.
Adding the resources of the National Guard will help in identifying, locating, and informing the Border Patrol in detaining immigrants who illegally cross the border.
Deployment of National Guard troops to support the Border Patrol and ports of entry will bolster enforcement efforts.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/04/border-patrol-trump-national-guard/557612/
Some have criticized President Trump's decision to deploy the Guard, but based on my own experience, these troops will be of tremendous benefit along the border.
While the National Guard enhances Border Patrol's interdiction capacities, the rest of the system will struggle to keep pace without comprehensive efforts beyond the Border Patrol.
In 2006, the deployment of the National Guard, along with supporting equipment, brought a rapid increase and expansion of the Border Patrol's capabilities.
As a result, I believe President Trump's call to deploy the National Guard to the border has merit.
Adding the resources of the National Guard will help in identifying, locating, and informing the Border Patrol in detaining immigrants who illegally cross the border.
Deployment of National Guard troops to support the Border Patrol and ports of entry will bolster enforcement efforts.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/04/border-patrol-trump-national-guard/557612/
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