From: "Rich Gauszka" 

But then they let it be known that the soldiers aren't allowed to stop
anyone and will be repairing roads and fences. Yet another f**ked up Bush
plan wasting the National Guard


"Mark"  wrote in message
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> "...the U.S. Army doesn't have a very good reputation, they prefer not
> to cross," Loureiro said, referring to reports of abuse in Iraq."
>
> Well, hot damn!, all that unfounded, premature, uncorroborated, and
> overheated MSM reporting is actually resulting in some unintended good!
>  for the press toning down their anti-Iraq rhetoric?>
>
>
>
> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
> news:448e1deb{at}w3.nls.net...
>>
>>
>> http://www.kvoa.com/Global/story.asp?S=5019859
>>
>> AN LUIS RIO COLORADO, Mexico -- The arrival of U.S. National Guard troops
>> in Arizona has scared off illegal Mexican migrants along the border as a
>> whole, significantly reducing crossings, according to U.S. and Mexican
>> officials.
>>
>> The soldiers aren't allowed to detain migrants and have been limited to
>> projects like extending border fences and repairing roads, but the
>> military's presence are keeping would-be crossers away from the area,
>> migrant rights activists said.
>>
>> "Some migrants have told me they heard about the troops on television
>> and, because the U.S. Army doesn't have a very good reputation, they
>> prefer not to cross," Loureiro said, referring to reports of abuse in
>> Iraq. Others have been discouraged by smugglers' fees that have nearly
>> doubled to more than $3,000.
>>
>>
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