US National Guard Troops Deployed At Mexico Border

The US federal government deployed more of its National Guard in response calls from the public for more action to protect US borders. Many of the new deployments have been along the country's southern border between California and Mexico.

This is the first time President Barack Obama has authorized the use of more troops to strengthen border security. At present there are about 12 million people illegally in the US and the vast majority of them came from Mexico. Immigration remains a key issue in the upcoming national polls in November. More than 200 million California personnel are currently manning the border with Mexico.

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said the troops help protect the safety of the American people. They will be manning the border starting September 2010. Gov. Schwarzenegger however said that a permanent solution must be found to fix the country' broken immigration system.

Recently, Arizona – which is also a southern border state – passed tough new anti-immigration laws, complaining the federal government had failed to act.

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