for our National Guard troops to look forward to. Link below; my emphasis.
"On the eve of President Bush's Oval Office address on immigration, members of Congress expressed concern today that using National Guard troops to keep illegal immigrants from crossing the border would further burden an overextended military.
The criticism came from Democrats, but also an important Republican negotiator in the immigration debate — Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska. He said National Guard troops cannot secure the border over the long term and that he does not think it is wise even in the short term.
"We've got National Guard members on their second, third and fourth tours in Iraq," Hagel said. "We have stretched our military as thin as we have ever seen it in modern times. And what in the world are we talking about here, sending a National Guard that we may not have any capacity to send up to or down to protect borders? That's not their role."
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/3862578.html