I am quite confident the National Guard will use every discretion in assisting the Border Patrol. I would expect they will coordinate their activities. This may be an initial introduction to ending the cartels at the southern border. Personally, I would have expected Mexico to be a full partner and deploy the US military to the Mexican border along with Mexican troops or border guards. The cartels are vicious and they won't tolerate interference by anyone.
It will force the cartels to seek different strategies to export their illegal substances to the US. We already know they use half-submarines. There will be pressures on the east and west coast of the USA. It is a fact that when the cartels are squeezed they kill people. The National Guard will need Humvee at the very least.
Not to wish bad outcomes here, because, the Border Patrol needs help. Confronting the cartels is inherently dangerous. The issue is the voracity of drug networks in USA and their willingness to try to turn the USA into a war zone. This type of confrontation will require cities to keep their SWAT teams informed to the drug networks within their purview. In the same manner the Governors will have to have an open line to the National Guard to act as peacekeepers if there is an increase of violence domesticly.
I sincerely believe if the cartels foolishly continue to kill and destroy the sovereignty of Mexico, the USA has to recognize this as a direct threat to the USA national security. This is not about humanitarian efforts alone, this is about the security of a continent. The cartels are powerful, but, they are no match for the USA. If the cartels could rule the USA as they do Mexico, they already would.
The USA cities and states need to monitor for the backlash if it happens at all. A good measure of effectiveness might be garnered from the time then Governor Perry deployed 1000 National Guard troops at the border.
To be optimistic and state the flow of drugs stop, that will not end the impact on drugs domestically. If there is a shortage of drugs from the cartels; cities should look toward an increase of designer drugs like “Ecstasy” and Meth. These are drugs created and not necessarily grown. If there is an increase in such dynamics there should be support for homegrown and inspected marijuana.
This is a huge issue. But, we can’t deny the American deaths everyday that can be saved. We cannot deny the failing sovereignty in Mexico. The USA needs to make protecting American lives from ruthless criminals like the drug lord now in a USA prison important enough to at least begin.
This is real and it is best we wish the National Guard support with hope they will make a difference.
April 4, 2018
By Julia Ainsley
Washington — The Trump administration (click here) began outlining a plan Wednesday to deploy National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to fight illegal immigration, but will likely not allow the troops to have physical contact with immigrants, according to three administration officials.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officially announced the policy in a statement Wednesday afternoon.
“To Secure the Border and Make America Safe, We Need to Deploy the National Guard,” said the statement from the office of the DHS press secretary. "Deploying the National Guard will serve as an immediate deterrent while dramatically enhancing operational control of the U.S. border."
The statement said the deployment would be in coordination with governors, that the troops would "support federal law enforcement personnel, including [Customs and Border Protection]," and that federal immigration authorities "will direct enforcement efforts."
The planning follows an announcement by President Donald Trump on Tuesday that came as a surprise to many of his advisers.
"Until we can have a wall and proper security, we are going to be guarding our border with the military," Trump said on Tuesday....
