Politics: Arizona Law and 1200 More National Guard Troops

To be surprised that politicians play "politics" with issues is to be shocked that gambling is taking place in Las Vegas.

Arizona passed a law pertaining to illegal immigrants that was widely criticized.

The problem with the law is that it will undermine the relationship between people in the community and law enforcement: people who are here legally would be questioned wrongly and illegals would be hesitant to report crimes for fear of deportation.

Nonetheless, perhaps, as a result of the law, the Feds have sent in additional troops to the border.

Would this have happened without the uproar caused by the Arizona law?

Is it an admission that the Feds haven't done enough about the borders which is one of the major complaints that led to the Arizona law?

Interestingly, the article reports that as of a month ago, the administration believed they have control over the borders. Excerpt:
The move comes a month after Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told a Senate committee that the U.S.-Mexico border "is as secure as it has ever been" and pointed out that crime rates on the U.S. side had declined, despite a spate of drug-related violence on the Mexico side.

Arizona Senator McCain, however, thinks that 1200 isn't enough to make a difference. Excerpt:
"It's simply not enough. We need 6,000," McCain said Tuesday on the Senate floor. "The situation on the border [has] greatly deteriorated during the last 18 months."

If the Administration has now concluded the borders aren't under control, they would have sent more?

Thus, since their stated view is that the borders are under control, they are sending the 1200 to give the appearance of being responsive to the Arizona concerns?