Democrat Senators Urge Biden to Reimburse Arizona for National Guard Troops at Border

Two Democrat senators on Wednesday called on President Joe Biden to reimburse their state for sending National Guard personnel to the border to help deal with the immigration crisis.

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, a Republican, announced this week he is sending up to 250 Guardsmen to the border to deal with the surge in illegal immigrants attempting and successfully crossing into the United States.

"This need for a secure and orderly process at the U.S. southern border should not fall on the state of Arizona or Arizona border communities," they added, noting that some 500 Guard personnel are already deployed to southern Arizona border sectors.

We request you reimburse the state of Arizona for the deployment the Governor announced yesterday to support border security and continue to increase DHS personnel who can further assist with the processing of migrants, securing the border, and executing important security missions," the senators asked Biden.

The number of illegal border crossings has surged under Biden, leaping from 75,315 in January to 168,195 in March.

Many Republicans have been critical of the Biden administration's handling of border enforcement.

Asked about the characterization, White House press secretary Jen Psaki told a briefing on Monday that Biden "Does not feel that children coming to our border, seeking refuge from violence, economic hardships, and other dire circumstances is a crisis."

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