Other governors welcomed President Trump's decision, including in Texas, which shares a border with Mexico.The governors of Arizona and New Mexico also have agreed to participate. California, of course, is attempting to become part of Mexico, and most of us are OK with that so long as they actually secede from the union so we don't have to pay for it.
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The governor also pointed to previous decisions by the Obama and Bush administrations, in 2010 and 2006 respectively, to use National Guard troops to secure the southern border.
In any event, the National Guard is a source of reserve troops for the U.S. Army. It is usually under the control of the governor of the state in which its members reside. Every state has its own National Guard, which falls under the authority of the governor. The governor can use those troops for disaster relief or pretty much anything the governor wants and the state legislature is willing to pay for. To use those troops outside of their state, the president has to "nationalize" a state's Guard troops.
Once a state's Guard units are nationalized, their expenses are borne by the federal government and the troops can only be used outside the United States. Unless Guard troops are nationalized, they cannot serve outside of their state, and if they are nationalized, they can only serve outside the U.S. Kate Brown might be the commander-in-chief of the Oregon National Guard, but she clearly doesn't have a fucking clue how the National Guard works.
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