From: "Rich Gauszka" 

Let's not get carried away.  It just seems that current scenario for the
National Guard ( building roads and fixing fences ) is just to misuse them
as a cheap labor pool.

"Gary Britt"  wrote in message
news:448eb9f5$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>I agree.  They should be armed and trained when to shoot.  Instead of
>putting up roads and fences, (that should be done by civilians employed by
>the government) the national guard should be laying down land mines.
>Because once a couple of people start blowing up, the rest will STOP COMING
>and then will see how compassionate Mexico is when they all start demanding
>jobs in THEIR country.
>
> Gary
>
> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
> news:448e3bc4$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> 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
>> news:448e2a4c$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>> "...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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