Guard presence on Mexican border to end this summer
by Arthur H. Rotstein, AP (El Paso Times): A program that has rotated thousands of National Guardsmen along the Mexican border to augment U.S. Border Patrol agents comes to a close in four months, despite calls by at least one border governor to extend the Guard's mission. Operation Jump Start began in mid-2006, deploying up to 6,000 troops at a time during the first 12 months in non-enforcement roles that freed up Border Patrol agents for front-line duty . . . [Read More] ARRA Note: On July 26, 2007, We reported that this would happen. Tags: Arizona, border control, Border Patrol, Mexican Border Issues, National Guard To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks!
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