Schwarzenegger to order troops to border - 2 p.m. press conference

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Schwarzenegger to order troops to border

By AARON C. DAVIS, Associated Press Writer
7 minutes ago


SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger agreed Thursday to send the California National Guard to the Mexican border, ending a 17-day standoff with the Bush administration, a Schwarzenegger spokesman said.

The two sides had been at odds over whether California Guardsmen would join the effort to bolster the Border Patrol and who would pay for it.

They reached an agreement under which California will contribute about 1,000 Guardsmen and the federal government will pick up the full cost, said Schwarzenegger spokesman Adam Mendelsohn.

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AP NewsBreak: Schwarzenegger to order troops to border
By AARON C. DAVIS, Associated Press Writer

Thursday, June 1, 2006
06-01) 13:15 PDT SACRAMENTO, (AP) --


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Schwarzenegger scheduled a 2 p.m. press conference to announce that he intends to sign a two-page document, effectively promising the state's share of the 6,000 troops being mobilized as part of the president's plan to solve the nation's illegal mmigration dilemma.

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"This allows us to participate in the plan to secure the nation's border while also addressing the concerns the governor had raised," Mendelsohn said.


Schwarzenegger will also announce that the executive order will come with a firm end date — Dec. 31, 2008 — and that he intends for the mission to be carried out mostly by volunteers.

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