In Obama’s last speech on immigration, he said with great pride that his administration had more boots on the ground at the U.S./Mexico border than during any other presidential administration. Two months ago, Obama ordered an additional 1,200 National Guard troops to the border to crack down on drug smugglers.

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is using the same line to send 224 California National Guard members to back up Obama’s 1,200.

Interestingly enough, the last time Schwarzenegger sent guard members to the border was in 2006, when there was an immigration reform bill was presented in the Senate and died there.

Already we have seen what additional boots on the ground at the Frontera has meant for those crossing and those living in border communities.