TEXAS- Gov. Pillen, Speaker of the Legislature John Arch, and State Sen. Tom Brewer visited a 35-member Nebraska National Guard contingent in Texas on Wednesday that the governor had previously deployed to assist the Lone Star State police on its border with Mexico. Pillen sent the contingent south in April, where they are to be stationed for 90 days.

Pillen is one of several GOP governors spending state and federal funds to police the nation's southern borders. His previous deployment of Nebraska National Guard members cost Nebraska more than $1 million. Other critics have said that Pillen's rhetoric and decision to send Guard members south makes Nebraska seem more hostile to people who may be seeking to immigrate there.

"These Nebraska troops are helping to stop the influx of criminals, weapons, drugs, and human trafficking into our country and states," Pillen said of those patrolling the border. In the past, Pillen has said that public safety in Nebraska is harmed when the U.S. lets more people cross into the country illegally, calling every state, no matter its location, a "border state."

For the full article click HERE