Trump's Military Buildup at the Border Expands

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : For now, top Trump aides have ruled out invoking the Insurrection Act, a more than 200-year-old law that would allow the use of the armed forces for law enforcement duty.
51% : The term "faithful patriot," officials said, had political overtones.
50% : American troops are armed for their self-protection but rely on Border Patrol for crowd control.
49% : The increased military patrols, working closely with Customs and Border Protection, have pushed Mexican cartels and smugglers into more remote mountainous areas to evade detection, driving up the costs of doing business, said General Naumann, who also consults with his Mexican military counterparts.
47% : "The military prefers to orient itself towards foreign adversaries," Mr. Feaver said.
43% : In the past four months, the Pentagon has sent thousands of active-duty combat troops and armored Stryker combat vehicles to the southwestern border to confront what President Trump declared on his first day in office was an "invasion" of migrants, drug cartels and smugglers.
11% : Mr. Trump's first defense secretary, Jim Mattis, tried to protect troops from any perception that they might be engaging in partisan political activity.

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