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Read. Follow. Verify.Hearing on National Guard Deployment to the Southwest Border
Record date · January 1, 2019
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What This Bill Does
This document is a transcript record of a 2018 House Subcommittee hearing regarding the deployment of National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border. The hearing featured testimony from Border Patrol officials and National Guard Adjutants General from Texas and Arizona.
The hearing examines the operational role, scope, and impact of National Guard personnel deployed to support border security efforts in the Southwest.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
National Guard members
Personnel are deployed to the Southwest border to provide support to border security operations.
U.S. Border Patrol
The agency receives support from National Guard units in the field.
Key Facts
- The hearing took place on July 24, 2018, in the Capitol Visitor Center.
- The session was held to examine the deployment of National Guard troops to the Southwest border.
- Testimony was provided by the Chief Patrol Agent of the Tucson Sector and the Adjutants General of the Texas and Arizona National Guards.
- The record includes official statements from various state governors regarding the deployment.
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- The hearing was conducted by the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security under the Committee on Homeland Security.
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State-Level Opposition
The hearing record includes a significant number of letters and statements from various state governors expressing positions on the National Guard deployment.
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Analysis Score
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- Controversy55Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment20Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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