Zey vill kourzz ze day zey vuz borrrn in Mexico!

Bush Set To Send Guard to Border

President Bush tried to ease the worries of his Mexican counterpart yesterday as he prepared for a nationally televised address tonight unveiling a plan to send thousands of National Guard troops to throw a bone to the xenophobic GOP base help seal the nation's southern border against illegal immigrants.

Mexican President Vicente Fox called to express concern over the prospect of militarization of the border, and Bush reassured him that it would be only a temporary measure to bolster his sagging poll numbers overwhelmed Border Patrol agents, the White House said.

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