Politics

Hiring 15,000 Border Patrol And ICE Agents Won’t Be Easy

Written by Teunis Felter

President Trump wants to hire 5,000 more Border Patrol agents and 10,000 more Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to enforce his executive orders on immigration. It wont be easy. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly was blunt when asked by a member of Congress about it. He said he will add to the ranks “as fast as we can.” But he quickly added, “we will not lower standards and we will not lower training.” Kelly then said he didn’t believe “we’re going to get 10,000 and 5,000 on board within the next couple of years.”

http://www.npr.org/2017/02/23/516712980/trumps-plan-to-hire-15-000-border-patrol-and-ice-agents-wont-be-easy-to-fulfill

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Teunis Felter

Teunis Felter has over 20 years experience as an author, editor, and scientist. When not exploring outside, he enjoys reading history, researching genealogy, and civilly discussing politics.