Texas national guardsmen say their mission to secure the border is a waste of time and resources

Since Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott deployed thousands of personnel to the US-Mexico border, the operation has been slammed as overtly political and a waste of resources by Democratic lawmakers and even some of the National Guard members participating in the mission.

source https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/10/politics/texas-operation-lone-star-border-immigration-abbott/index.html