Biden’s Decision to Send Troops to Border Met With Mixed Reactions

U.S. lawmakers gave mixed reactions to President Joe Biden’s decision to send 1,500 additional U.S. military personnel to the Mexican border.
The White House and Pentagon announced on May 2 that the executive branch would nearly double the number of troops working along the border, increasing that number to 4,000 from 2,500. The 1,500 new troops will serve in a limited capacity, performing data entry, tracking and surveillance, transportation, and other tasks.
However, the troops going to the border won’t be performing any law enforcement action. Their presence will likely free up Border Patrol agents to focus on apprehending illegal aliens.
U.S. Marines help build a concertina wire barricade at the U.S.–Mexico border in preparation for the arrival of a caravan of migrants at the San Ysidro border crossing in San Diego on Nov. 13, 2018. (Reuters/Mike Blake)
The announcement comes ahead of the expected end of Title 42, a COVID-era immigration policy making it easier for illegal aliens to be turned away along the border. The end of the program is expected to heavily exacerbate a situation that has already left Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) struggling to keep up with limited resources….}