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Authorize National Guard to assist in border patrol efforts.
The Ensign Amendment (SA 4076) to S. 2611, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006, would authorize the Governors of Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas - with Defense Department approval – to order their state's National Guard units or personnel to assist in border patrol efforts (with certain restrictions) along the United States' southern land border. Even though the National Guard would not be directly participating in the apprehension of illegal aliens, they would facilitate the work of the Border Patrol. The Ensign Amendment passed.The Center for Security Policy
Use of National Guard to Secure the Border.
The Ensign (R-NV) amendment authorizes the National Guard to act in a supporting capacity to assist local law enforcement and border patrol agencies to secure the southern border of the United States.