Trump Sending 5,200 Troops to the Border in Response to Caravan

[DrBanneker]

New York Times

The Defense Department will deploy at least 5,200 active-duty troops to the southern border by the end of this week to help harden security there, officials announced on Monday, part of an election-season response by President Trump to hold off a group of Central American migrants moving north through Mexico.

An initial group of 800 soldiers already is heading to Texas from Fort Campbell and Fort Knox, according to Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, the commander of the United States Northern Command.

The deployment is the first piece of a multistage approach that Mr. Trump has been considering for several weeks, and which also is expected to include executive action to bar entry to Central Americans, including for those seeking asylum.

“We will not allow a large group to enter the United States in an unsafe and unlawful manner,” said Kevin K. McAleenan, the commissioner of Customs and Border Protection.

The number of troops is notable because the migrant caravan, which is still hundreds of miles away, now numbers about 3,500, and is expected to shrink substantially before getting close to the United States border with Mexico. That is far fewer than the number of soldiers the Pentagon said would be deployed.

I never repped these migrant caravans though I am not quite HYON. Granted I think given to troop to migrant ratio this is kinda but he is smart on knowing how to mobilize his supporters for the midterms. It's going to be a crazy week.

 

[TEH]

immigrants

 

[3rdWorld]

Good.

 

[Axolotl]

 

[DrBanneker]

Good.

I do agree on not just letting anybody over the borders but some of the rhetoric and attitude concerns me most. Control the borders, good. Demonize people

 

[Vuvuzela]

might have Kent State goes to the Border on our hands

 

[BaggerofTea]

What a colossal waste of money

 

[Da King]

We don’t need more mexic00ns, who hate black people more than cacs if you can believe that

 

[DrBanneker]

might have Kent State goes to the Border on our hands

If Trump gets away with force like that, I am scared, even if it is illegal immigrants.

 

[CouldntBeMeTho]

What a colossal waste of money

Aren't active duty troops getting paid anyways?

 

[DrBanneker]

We don’t need more mexic00ns, who hate black people more than cacs if you can believe that

I'm not about unlimited migration but using the military instead of just containing them with border patrol worries me. This could get out of control.

 

[Calmye]

Dems are going to have blood on there hands

 

[3rdWorld]

I do agree on not just letting anybody over the borders but some of the rhetoric and attitude concerns me most. Control the borders, good. Demonize people

Yeah, but these same hispanics come from places where Blacks are already demonized and will bring that culture to the US to inflict more harm on AA's..

 

[Calmye]

If Trump gets away with force like that, I am scared, even if it is illegal immigrants.

Look into who's actually in the crowd Breh. He has all the right to protect our country from invasion

 

[DrBanneker]

Dems are going to have blood on there hands

Some of this migrant caravan support has been mad weird. I mean, even if you oppose his immigration stance encouraging mass illegal immigration is a smart move?