Obama is seeking up to 1,500 National Guard volunteers to patrol and provide surveillance along the American border.
The plan is a continuation of the increasing militarization of American society by the Defense Department and the Homeland Security Department. Pentagon officials are reportedly concerned about committing more troops to the border because it is a move some officials worry will be seen as militarizing the region. The U.S. is imitating the examples of Iran, Saudi Arabia, and North Korea.
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