Gov. Rick Perry has ordered 1,000 members of the Texas National Guard to the border in an effort to fend off people crossing the border illegally, but the troops are not expected to do much when they arrive.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/perry-orders-national-guard-point-immigrants-direction/story?id=24654484



first of all these guardsmen have no authority to do anything stop or detain so why are they going there?  he all but admitted it was for show, he's had the power as governor all the long to do this but tried to shove it off on Pres., second the kids are turning themselves in at the border they are not crossing illegally and now for the big gee it will cost 12 million a month is that why he tried to get the gov't to do it.  are Texas taxpayers willing to foot the bill?