Thought it would be interesting to get a perspective from border patrol agents on the front lines on the illegal immigration issue. Here is a link to the Local 2544 border patrol agents in Arizona, they are the largest local in that state. Link Not sure enough of the whole situation to understand for myself, but it is interesting to hear from those who work on the front lines of border patrol.
LOL, I don't know why the border patrol agents are unhappy about illegal immigration. A lot of them wouldn't have jobs otherwise.
This website could easily be confused with any anti-Latino racist blog on the internet. If you hate illegal immigrants, and have an anti-Latino bias, you probably shouldn't be a border patrol agent to begin with.
Wow.... From the website: "Local 2544 has learned that there will be no new patrol vehicles purchased for the Border Patrol in fiscal year 2006. Unless something changes you will be driving the same junk vehicles again next year. All the money has been earmarked for Katrina spending. 09-15-05" http://www.local2544.org/
My next door neighbor is Border Patrol south of Tucson. He pretty much has the views posted on this website.
You don't have to hate or be a racist to be in law enforcement. It could be that they are frustrated by politics when their lives are on the lines trying to do a very difficult job that is supposed to be upholding the law. Are border patrol agents supposed to be marching in demonstrations? Maybe they sincerely care about doing what they have been told is the right thing all their careers. I don't have a big understanding of the immigration issue, but I certainly see these guys in a similar situation with a soldier over in Iraq.
