Immigration: Plan for Guard patrol at border gains steam

“At one time, only the staunchest advocates for cracking down on illegal immigration backed the idea of putting National Guard troops along the porous Arizona-Mexico border.

But now the idea that was rejected in the past as being outside the National Guard’s responsibilities has the blessings of Arizona’s Democratic governor and cleared half the Republican-led Legislature. The public’s frustration with Arizona’s role as the nation’s busiest illegal-entry point has breathed new life into the idea, with a recent poll showing that nearly two-thirds of voters favor it.”

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