From: "Mark" 

"...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!




"Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
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>
> 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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