This issue. Jeff ben set live at the white house. Thank you for joining us this afternoon. Whats the latest with the troop deployments . Reporter texas is the first state to heed the president s call following his surprise announcement this week to deploy up to 4,000 National Guard troops to the border to help crack down on crime and illegal immigration. Texas has sent 250 guardsmen, arizona is sending another 150. New mexico also says its on board with the president s plan. Those are three border states all led by republican governors. California, the other border state led by democratic governor jerry brown, california hasnt made a decision about all of this yet. And you read the president s tweet which he sent in the last hour or so where he says the dems have been a disaster on this very important issue. Something we should point out, i spoke with someone familiar with the president s thinking in terms of politics as we approach this Midterm Election year. And this person said expe