Commentary: Even with 5,000 new agents, it won't be easy to Make the Border Great Again
by Christine Stenglein and John Hudak, Los Angeles Times
Jan 09, 2018
3 minutes
Customs and Border Protection last year awarded a $297-million contract for assistance in recruiting and hiring the 5,000 border patrol agents President Trump believes we need to combat "the recent surge of illegal immigration at the southern border with Mexico."
Those bold numbers may please the Make America Great Again crowd, but it will be exceedingly difficult to find qualified agents, or to deploy them effectively since the border is actually quieter
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