Arizona's governor sending National Guard to border to help with migrant influx

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : Major Gen. Kerry L. Muehlenbeck, who oversees the Arizona National Guard, noted that, in September, it wrapped up a 30-month active-duty mission providing support to law enforcement agencies in southern Arizona.
53% : Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs said she issued the executive order because "the federal government is refusing to do its job to secure our border and keep our communities safe." "I am taking action where the federal government won't," Hobbs said.
43% : Customs and Border Protection has said shutting down the official crossing was necessary to allow personnel stationed there to help Border Patrol agents manage the hundreds of migrants illegally crossing in that area daily.
38% : " Hobbs said the Biden administration had not responded to her request that the U.S. government reimburse Arizona for border security spending.
38% : Customs and Border Protection officials said they did not have an immediate response to the governor's decision.
32% : Hobbs said the National Guard members will be stationed at locations along the southern border, including around Lukeville. There, they will support state and local agencies engaged in law enforcement, including interdiction of illegal drugs and human trafficking.

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