President Barack Obama recently told reporters in Washington that there is an agreement to send hundreds of additional National Guard soldiers to the southwestern U.S. border as one part of a comprehensive approach needed for immigration reform.
Obama spoke briefly to reporters about his decision announced earlier this week to authorize as many as 1,200 Guard members to the border during a White House news conference that had focused on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Asked by a reporter about the Guard-deployment plan in light of a new Arizona law to crack down on illegal immigration, Obama said the plan was shaped last year.
"So this is not simply in response to the Arizona law”, the president said.
The plan became public earlier this week after Obama met with Arizona Sen. John McCain, who has requested more federal resources along the border.
However, many of the Senators claim they were blind-sided by Obama's announcement since they claim he never mentioned his National Guard deployment plan.
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