Is this really going to be enough? It looks like something he is doing to shut some people up. Of course he needs to try and smooth things over with many in his party and independent voters. Border protection is a very bi-partisan issue. With November elections around the corner, it's no surprise that Obama would do something about the growing concern of illegals in this country.
"I appreciate the additional 1,200 being sent ... as well as an additional $500 million, but it's simply not enough," McCain said.
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Arizona Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords said the situation on the ground now is different from when Bush deployed the Guard. Arrests have fallen in the Arizona sector and there've been record drug seizures.
She said the border is more violent and law enforcement is outgunned. She and other lawmakers want the troops to be armed - they were not in the previous deployment.
She said the U.S. needs to "spend what it takes" to secure its border with Mexico.
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