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Arrests of illegals are down since putting the National Guard on the border with Mexico, dropping 34 percent for the July through November time period compared to a year ago.
Victor Clark, a Mexican migration expert in Tijuana, says many migrants fear they will confront U.S. soldiers on the border.
"The presence of the National Guard has had a big impact on migrants," he told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Imagine that. American troops, feared even when all they do is put you on a bus back home.
Remember when we would arrest someone in the morning, put them back across the border in the afternoon, and they'd be trying again the next day? Those days may become a thing of the past because it is becoming so difficult to make the trip that many are giving up after a single attempt.
Ardia, 21, couldn't keep up with the group of about 30 illegal migrants and was abandoned by her smuggler after her legs cramped up. She was picked up by the Border Patrol and returned to Mexico.
"I knew it would be hard, but I thought I could make it," said Ardia. "It's very hard. I'm not going to try (to cross) again."
