Why do Border Patrol Agents need a Union?
Border Patrol Agents need a Union to represent their interests at all levels of labor negotiations and political processes. There are many times when certain (not all) management officials attempt to use agents and circumstances for their own political gain within the organization. This is not unlike certain situations in the private sector. However, more alarming is that agents will be used as scapegoats for political correctness. It was not unusual in the past for Border Patrol management to “throw an agent to the wolves” to appease special interest groups such as the American Friends Service Committee, La Raza, or the California Rural Legal Assistance League. Many of these groups have deceiving names (for a reason). All advocate open borders and/or the return of California (known as Aztlan) to Mexico, using whatever means necessary, including filing false allegations of abuse. They regularly make unsubstantiated allegations of civil rights abuses against agents in an attempt to slan
Border Patrol Agents need a Union to represent their interests at all levels of labor negotiations and political processes. There are many times when certain (not all) management officials attempt to use agents and circumstances for their own political gain within the organization. This is not unlike certain situations in the private sector. However, more alarming is that agents will be used as scapegoats for political correctness. It was not unusual in the past for Border Patrol management to “throw an agent to the wolves” to appease special interest groups such as the American Friends Service Committee, La Raza, or the California Rural Legal Assistance League. Many of these groups have deceiving names for a reason. All advocate open borders and/or the return of California (known as Aztlan) to Mexico, using whatever means necessary, including filing false allegations of abuse. They regularly make unsubstantiated allegations of civil rights abuses against agents in an attempt to slande
