Obama authorizes 1,200 U.S. troops at the Mexican border

Sen. John McCain says at least 6,000 troops are needed, but President Obama's authorizing 1,200 troops at the Mexican border is a start.

Some pundits already are joking, Does this mean President Obama is a racist? The serious answer is no. The advantage of troops or a fence at the border is that they can't discriminate; they affect things exactly where there's no question of legal or illegal.

Good move.

Frank Warner