Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), whose district borders Mexico, stated he helps President Trump’s choice to ship 1,500 troops to the southern border.
He added, nevertheless, that the transfer is pricey and it’s essential to make the most of the navy as successfully as attainable.
“I support them, but keep in mind that they are limited as to what they can do,” Cuellar stated in an interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill.”
“They don’t have enforcement power,” he continued. “I don’t want them to be sitting in cars or vehicles. I don’t want them to be there with the joysticks on the cameras. I want them to do things that they can provide.”
Cuellar stated navy will help present surveillance, help with helicopters and supply sure momentary obstacles.
“We just got to make sure that we use the military the right way because it’s very expensive, very expensive to have them down there,” he stated.
Cuellar stated the navy will help present surveillance, help with helicopters, and supply sure momentary obstacles.
“I’d rather hire the Border Patrol agents,” he stated. “And as you know, we have a problem trying to hire that. We put money for 22,000 new border patrol agents and we have not been able to hire that amount yet.”
The Related Press reported Wednesday that appearing Protection Secretary Robert Salesses was anticipated to signal a launch order sending as much as 1,500 troops to assist safe the southern border as Trump pushes to stem the tide of migrants coming into the nation.
The precise variety of troops and which might be deployed was nonetheless fluid as of earlier Wednesday.
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