Arizona governor deploys National Guard to state's border with Mexico

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : U.S. Customs and Border Protection shut down the port on Dec. 4, adding hours to cross-border commutes and impacting the local economy and across the border while officers at ports of entry are reassigned to help the CBP.
51% : In recent months, thousands of migrants have crossed from Mexico into Arizona, overwhelming U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and now, Arizona's governor is taking matter into her own hands.
48% : Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs has signed an executive order to mobilize National Guard members in the Tucson sector to the Arizona border, posting on X, "I'm taking action to fix the migrant crisis where the federal government will not.
47% : On Monday, CBP suspended operations at the international railway crossing bridges in Eagle Pass and El Paso, Texas, while closures continue in Eagle Pass at International Bridge One and at a pedestrian bridge in San Diego, California.
47% : CBP says they're also now imposing consequences on transportation companies used by smuggling networks preying on vulnerable migrants.

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