Obama did the same thing in 2010
National Guard deployment on U.S.-Mexico border has mixed results
These caravans have been coming here 3-4 times a year for over a decade.
Obama Asks for $3.7 Billion to Aid Border
Obama requested $3.7 Billion from congress to get more feet on the ground at the border and install electronic surveillance, the Republican congress refused to put any money into border protection.
The funny thing is these immigrants aren't going to be here for a couple months they are walking and they are over 2000 miles away!
Trump is sending troops now purely for political reasons and is wasting money!
Bush sent troops to the border in 2006.
This is nothing new