[AGL] Border Patrol

[Jon Ford]

The government has been trying to expand the Border Patrol for years. Ideal 
candidates are bi-lingual natives of the border states, ie young 
Mexican/American men in good physical condition with high school diplomas. 
But the quotas go unfilled in spite of all kinds of "incentives" (money). 
Now our president is bringing in the National Guard to help compensate for 
the lack of BP. The requirements for guardsmen are much lower than those of 
border patrolmen. But we are being told that the guard on the border will be 
a stopgap measure, filling in until more BP are trained. What a bunch of 
crap. There is not likely to be an sudden rush of qualified candidates 
joining the patrol. As a matter of fact, it will be difficult to maintain 
current levels as many of the recruits aren't staying on the job. And with 
all the various assignments from Afghanistan to Iraq to the Gulf Coast to 
the Mexican border it is increasingly difficult to recruit more National 
Guardsmen.----Gerry


Gerry, mindful of his re-election prospects, our muscle-bound governor just 
sent 1000 poorly trained National Guards to the California /Mexico border to 
protect us from the migrant threat. It will be interesting to see your 
prediction of failure borne out--I'd bet on it. Still, I'd rather see the 
lads wandering around in the desert over here than getting blown up in Iraq.

Jon