Arizona and Texas answer Donald Trump's call for US-Mexico border troops
Tehran (KNA) - Arizona and Texas have answered Donald Trump's call for troops to help fight drug trafficking and illegal immigration at the US-Mexico border.
The states will send 400 members of the National Guard by next week, with 250 of them arriving via helicopter from Austin, Texas, over the weekend.
Doug Ducey, governor for Arizona, said his state would deploy about 150 members to "provide air, reconnaissance, operational and logistics support and construct border infrastructure"
.President Trump is hopeful more will follow, having told reporters on Wednesday that he wanted to send up to 4,000 troops.
Source:NewsSky