Posted on June 17, 2011 by mexicoinstitute
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The Associated Press, 6/17/2011
The Obama Administration is keeping the National Guard on the U.S.-Mexico border for at least another three months where the soldiers support the Border Patrol by watching for people sneaking across the border.
The soldiers act ?as a critical bridge? while the administration brings new funding and personnel to the area, said Department of Homeland Security spokesman Matthew Chandler.
Last year the administration deployed 1,200 soldiers in the four border states ? California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas ? to assist with border security. The Defense Department has now agreed to spend $35 million to extend that deployment, set to expire June 30, through the end of September.
Andrew Selee, director of the Mexico Institute at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, said extending the deployment might make political sense amid criticism from some that the Obama Administration is neglecting border security. But the money could probably be better spent reinforcing other, more effective strategies to address the threat of organized crime in the border region, he said.
?Short-term deployments do little to enhance long-term security concerns,? Selee said.
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