Gov.  , Jeff Landry , said Monday he would like to speak with his , Texas  , counterpart about the possibility of sending more , National Guard , troops to the border as , Louisiana ‘s , three- month deployment nears its end.
In March,  , Louisiana , began sending three rotations of 50 , Louisiana Army National Guard , soldiers each to , Texas  , to help secure the border against illegal crossings — a potent political issue for , Republicans , like Landry and , Texas  , Gov.  , Greg Abbott. Different states have also sent soldiers to , Texas.
Louisiana ‘s , deployment due to wrap up this month has cost around$ 3 million.
” I spoke to , Governor Abbott , many months ago. We’d like to talk to him again, some more, about sometimes sending some more soldiers down it”, Landry said at a press event in , Chalmette , to discuss energy output. ” He may utilize them. I am aware that the biggest migration wave occurs in this time of year.
Landry argued that the appearance of , National Guard , forces from , Louisiana , and elsewhere has helped hinder improper bridges.
In addition to razor wire, boats, stacked shipping pots, and the defense appearance, Abbott has attributed a decrease in migratory bridges earlier this year. Others note that the Mexican government, facing force from the Biden administration, increased attempts to prosecute people traveling through the land from abroad in , Latin America.
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