AUSTIN Texas (Texas Insider Report) In a terse statement issued by the embassy in Washington Mexico said it deeply rejects and condemns the deployment." The government of Mexico took Gov. Rick Perry to task on Thursday for sending National Guard troops to the border.
And it accused the governor of taking the actions to further his political ambitions. Perry has been a frequent visitor to Iowa New Hampshire and South Carolina as he prepares for a second presidential run in 2016.
Mexico underscores that it is irresponsible to manipulate border security for political reasons" the statement said. …The unilateral measure taken by the government of Texas is undoubtedly mistaken and does not contribute to the efforts in which our two countries are engaged to build a safe border and create a solution to the phenomenon of migration. The measure will not lead to greater understanding between our societies and it stands in opposition to the values and principles by which Mexico and the United States govern our bilateral relationship."
In late July Perry ordered 1000 guardsmen to the border to assist the Texas Department of Public Safetys Operation Strong Safety" a border crackdown he says is necessary to compensate for federal inaction.
The guard members arent authorized to act as Border Patrol but are deployed in support roles such as observation and tracking of illegal activity in the Rio Grande Valley. Perry has demanded a Guard deployment by President Obama for several years but the administration has brushed aside the requests.
Critics of Perrys move say the deployment is needless because crime along the border is relatively low and surge of Central American migrants over the last year mostly unaccompanied children has subsided and in any case those migrants were quickly turning themselves in.
