Women have been crossing the border into from Mexico to New Mexico to birth their babies for decades. The state thought it found a solution to the issue. But how is that solution working? In 2010, Gov. Bill Richardson signed an agreement with the Chihuahua governor that said women in labor must first go to a clinic on their side of the border, in Mexico. But if they are unable to get the care they need, those women can obtain a note that directs border agents to call an ambulance to take that woman to the closest hospital. Along one stretch of the border, that closest hospital was Mimbres Memorial in Deming, New Mexico. Ken Riley has been a paramedic in Columbus for 20 years. He lives in Palomas, Mexico, and tells KOAT he has personally driven women in labor to the Mexican clinic only to have no one answer the door. Riley said border agents don't want to take any risks and often call a New Mexico ambulance whether the women have that required note or not. Prior to the 2010 agreement, Riley said he would drive one of Columbus' two ambulances to the border at least 100 times a year to pick up a woman in labor. Present day, that number is down more than 50 percent, with only 42 calls in 2016 and 52 in 2017. One big concern for people living in Deming is that the babies born at Mimbres Memorial are born American citizens. So once they reach school age, they can attend school in Columbus, even though they live in Mexico. Sky 7 flew over the border as busloads of students were dropped off at the border at the end of the school day. These students can be seen walking back into Mexico to meet their parents. However, there are other Deming residents who welcome these mothers and their children. "I think that if you're having a baby and you need medical help, you should get it wherever you are. And if they do come back here, they're going to get educated and they're going to contribute," Patricia Skillingstad, of Deming, tells KOAT.