Border Patrol Reinforced With California National Guard Troops Cody Drabble Thursday, May 3, 2018 | Sacramento, CA Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. Andrew Nixon / Capital Public Radio file, 2013 KPBS reporter Steve Walsh joins from San Diego with an update on the California-Mexico border. Vice President Mike Pence visited the border this week. The California National Guard is deploying there to step up the state's enforcement efforts on drugs, guns, and people crossing the border illegally.