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The Line: The National Guard On The Border

April 13, 2018 – President Trump directed the Pentagon this week to deploy National Guard troops to the border with Mexico to assist the Border Patrol. It’s not the first time the National Guard has been sent to New Mexico’s southern border. But is this deployment necessary? Host Gene Grant and the Line panelists discuss this developing news story and what the deployment might mean for our state.

Line Panelists:
Dan Foley, former House minority whip

Sophie Martin, attorney

Dan McKay, reporter for the Albuquerque Journal

Laura Sanchez-Rivét, attorney at Cuddy & McCarthy, LLP