Latinos question strategy in South Carolina. Many oppose using troops on border

“Many Latinos living in South Carolina say they are worried about President Bush’s plan to use thousands of National Guard troops to police the 2,000-mile border between the United States and Mexico.

“I don’t think the National Guard is trained for that activity,” said Diana Salazar, coordinator for the Latino Coalition in Charleston.

Salazar, a U.S. citizen whose ancestors came from Mexico, said she thinks the Border Patrol is doing a good job of keeping illegal immigrants out. Putting soldiers on the border would send the “wrong message to Latinos that if they cross they might get shot.”"

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