Arizona and Texas announced Friday that they would send 400 National Guard members to the US-Mexico border by next week in response to President Donald Trump’s call for troops to fight drug trafficking and illegal immigration. The total so far remains well short of the 2,000 to 4,000 National Guard members that Trump told reporters he wants to send. Trump’s proclamation blamed “the lawlessness that continues at our southern border.” Trump has suggested he wants to use the military on the border until progress is made on his proposed border wall, which has mostly stalled in Congress. Leaders in both Arizona and Texas said Friday that they were working with federal planners to define the Guard members’ mission. Former Texas Gov.

Source: Egypt Independent April 07, 2018 11:03 UTC