One of the nineteen states that has been singled out is South Dakota. This state has very significant military bases, but I am not aware of any problem of illegal aliens.
The planned deployment is to: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming.
Now that does not include New York or Arizona? No mention of California, Illinois, Oregon or Washington State? Perhaps I'm missing something but I thought the states with the most issues were all those states?
However,
States with major strategic military bases:
Virginia - Pentagon, Norfolk Naval Base (world's largest naval station), Quantico Marine Corps Base, Langley Air Force Base
Texas - Fort Hood (one of the largest Army bases), Lackland Air Force Base, Fort Bliss, numerous other installations
Florida - MacDill Air Force Base (CENTCOM headquarters), Eglin Air Force Base, Naval Air Station Pensacola
Georgia - Fort Benning, Robins Air Force Base, Fort Stewart, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany
South Carolina - Joint Base Charleston, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, Shaw Air Force Base
Alabama - Redstone Arsenal (missile and space programs), Maxwell Air Force Base
Louisiana - Barksdale Air Force Base (Strategic Command operations)
Nevada - Nellis Air Force Base, Naval Air Station Fallon, Hawthorne Army Depot
New Mexico - Kirtland Air Force Base, White Sands Missile Range, Cannon Air Force Base
Utah - Hill Air Force Base, Dugway Proving Ground
Nebraska - Offutt Air Force Base (Strategic Command headquarters)
Ohio - Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (major research and development)
Wyoming - F.E. Warren Air Force Base (ICBM operations)
The other states have smaller assets that are also critical in the event of war or economic collapse:
Arkansas:
- Major agricultural producer (rice, soybeans, poultry)
- Little Rock Air Force Base (C-130 operations, airlift capability)
- Pine Bluff Arsenal (chemical weapons storage/disposal)
- Strategic location on Mississippi River
Idaho:
- Idaho National Laboratory (nuclear research, naval reactor programs)
- Significant agricultural production (potatoes, wheat, dairy)
- Mountain Home Air Force Base
- Mining resources (phosphate, silver)
- Strategic mountain terrain
Indiana:
- Major manufacturing hub (steel, automotive, pharmaceuticals)
- Extensive transportation networks (highways, rail)
- Agricultural production (corn, soybeans)
- Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane (weapons systems)
Iowa:
- Critical agricultural state (leading corn and pork producer)
- Iowa Army Ammunition Plant
- Strategic location in America's breadbasket
- Renewable energy production (wind)
South Dakota:
- Ellsworth Air Force Base (B-1B bomber operations)
- Agricultural production (wheat, cattle, corn)
- Minuteman Missile National Historic Site area (former ICBM sites)
- Strategic central location
Tennessee:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (nuclear research and weapons)
- Arnold Air Force Base (aerospace testing)
- Major manufacturing (automotive, chemicals)
- Tennessee Valley Authority (hydroelectric power)
- Strategic transportation corridors