Border Guvs Ask: How Will it Work?

According to the New York Times this morning, the Governors of border states have some questions about how the Bush administration’s amnesty plan and deployment of troops to secure the border will actually play out. That is, the guvs of California, Arizona and New Mexico have questions. Governor Rick Perry of Texas thinks everything the prez said or didn’t say this past Monday regarding immigration was wonderful. But governors Janet Napolitano of Arizona, Bill Richardson of New Mexico, and Arnold Schwarzenegger of California would like to have a little basic information. They said the president made his announcement without consulting the governors from the Border States that will be most impacted by the plan or lack of a plan. The main concerns of the Border States guvs are: 1. The National Guard is already exhausted by deployments to Iraq. If 6,000 are sent to the border, who will deal with forest fires and other natural disasters? 2. What will be the duties of the National Guard? 3. How are the states going to pay for the billions of dollars needed to provide education, medical care and public services to the illegals already living in the US? Homeland Security head doofus Michael Chertoff and White House head crook-and-liar Karl Rove said the troops will come from the states around the country but didn’t give details. Governor Richardson asked, "What exactly are they going to do? What are their rules of engagement? Those questions have not been answered. My National Guard commander says we can probably spare 100 guardsmen without being threatened in our response to forest fires and other civil emergencies.” Governor Schwarzenegger wondered if 6,000 troops would be enough and if it isn’t, would the president do “whatever it takes”? “That’s what I want to hear,” Schwarzenegger said. "So what if they have 6,000 National Guards at the borders and we find out that the same amount of people are coming across? Does it mean he will increase it to 12,000, to 15,000, to 50,000? We don't know. I have no idea. And so we were not consulted on that, and we have not really been included in the decision making process, so I cannot tell you." Gov. Janet Napolitano says she’s been asking the White House and the Pentagon since December to pay for additional National Guard troops to secure the Arizona border. About half of the illegals enter the US at Arizona’s border. "They allowed this problem to festeer for far too long. This should have been dealt with years ago," she said. Never mind. The governor of Texas has complete faith in the president from Texas. "It’s good that the federal government is starting to respond to our needs,” Governor Perry said. Yes, Mr. Perry. And since the pile of horseshit at the White House has become so huge, a pony for the governor of Texas must be there someplace.