The Pennsylvania Progressive

The Pennsylvania Progressive discusses progressive politics, issues, and candidates with a particular emphasis on Pennsylvania. All rights reserved. We have moved so please click on a link below.

Friday, August 11, 2006

Pennsylvania National Guard member Dies on Border Patrol

A Pennsylvania National Guard soldier from Warren died while on duty at the Mexican border. Spc. Kirsten Fike passed away while on a border surveillance mission. President Bush is using National Guard units to supplement the Border Patrol because he drastically cut the budget for the department in its requests for additional officers. The result has been a flood of illegal immigrants and countless problems for local and state governments.