National Guard members have started arriving at the United States border with Mexico.More of the reserve military members are expected to arrive in the coming weeks.The governors of Texas, Arizona and New Mexicohave promised 1,600 National Guard troops to serve at the border.President Donald Trump requested the troops to increase border security.He has called the illegal immigration and drug trafficking situation in the area a crisis.A proclamation on the issue notes "the lawlessness that continues at our southern border."California has not announced whether troops from the state's National Guard will take part.California's Governor, Jerry Brown, has often disagreed with Trump's immigration policies.Brown is a member of the Democratic Party.A spokesman for Brown, Evan Westrup, said California officialsare still considering Trump's request for troops.The president said last week that he wants to send 2,000to 4,000 National Guard members to the border.Trump administration officials have said immediate action is neededto deal with the increasing number of people caught at the border.The number of people trying to cross the border illegallyhas sharply increased in recent weeks, in part because of warming weather.Former presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obamaalso deployed National Guard members to the border during their terms in office.Arizona Governor Doug Ducey spoke to Guard troops on Monday.He said that their "mission is about providing manpower and resources"to support border control agencies.The Associated Press reported that Ducey saidhe did not consider the deployment a political issue."You show me somebody who is for drug cartels or human traffickingor this ammunition that's coming over a wide-open and unprotected border here," he said.Speaking to a local radio station, Texas Governor Greg Abbotsaid his state would provide about 300 troops each week,for a total of at least 1,000 troops.He said some Guard members will be armedif they are deployed to a possibly dangerous place.However, he added that is not the main purpose for their deployment.Abbot, who is a Republican, also said there was no time limit for the deployment.New Mexico's governor Susana Martinezsaid more than 80 Guard members would deploy this week.She said they will be the first of about 250 troops from New Mexico to serve on the border.South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster also offered to deploy troops to the border.Martinez and McMaster are both members of the Republican Party, like Trump.The Defense Department has approved the deploymentof up to 4,000 National Guard troops through September.Mexico's secretary of foreign affairs said his governmentis considering its cooperation with the United States.Luis Videgaray told local media on Monday that he will give the results of a studyon the situation to President Enrique Pe?a Nieto in the coming weeks.Mexico's Senate passed a resolution calling on the government to suspend cooperationwith the United States on illegal immigration and drug trafficking.The measure, which is said to be an answer to Trump's border actions, is non-binding.Videgaray said no action had been taken."No decision has been taken to reduceor suspend any mechanism or cooperation," he said.