Melissa's Musings(My opinionated view of life)

Pres. Obama definitely blinked today in the face-off between pro-enforcement and pro-amnesty Americans. His announcement of sending 1,200 National Guard troops to the border and asking for an extra half-billion dollars for border security shows that he and his advisors are acknowledging that most Americans sided with Arizona Gov. Brewer and against the Obama Administration in regards to the new Arizona enforcement law . HERE IS WHY OBAMA'S PROPOSAL DOESN'T WORK "Twelve hundred National Guard! 1,200! I'm mean really, are you kidding me, 1,200?" is what Rosemary Jenks (NumbersUSA Director of Government Relations) kept yelling in the phone at me a few minutes ago. "Are you saying that 1,200 is really a good-faith effort," I asked, not really sure what form of sarcasm I was going to get back. Rosemary put things immediately into perspective: "Do you understand that we currently have 20,000 Border Patrol, and they aren't coming cl...

By JACQUES BILLEAUD The Associated Press Tuesday, May 25, 2010; 3:02 PM PHOENIX -- The Obama administration plans to announce Tuesday that it will send as many as 1,200 National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to improve border security, an Arizona congresswoman said. Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords also said in a statement released Tuesday that President Barack Obama will request $500 million in funding for border security. Part of Giffords' district borders Mexico. Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer 's spokesman said the governor hadn't been told of the move prior to her office being contacted by The Associated Press and had no immediate comment. In 2006, President George W. Bush sent thousands of troops to the border to perform support duties that tie up immigration agents. The troops wouldn't perform significant law enforcement duties. That program has since ended, and politicians in border states have called for troops to be sent there to ...