A select few of those
men and women wake up every morning to patrol and protect our sovereign
Nation's border in the face of drug smuggling, human trafficking, and
violent criminal activity. They work to safeguard our Nation, enforce the rule of law, and
promote free trade and commerce through our ports of entry. Yet the
previous administration's policy left our Border Patrol and Customs
operations hamstrung and significantly understaffed. As someone who represents a border State, I have seen and experienced
those vulnerabilities firsthand. To say that our Border Patrol and Customs operations are woefully
understaffed is woefully understated. We are almost 3,000 officers and
agents short of the minimum that is mandated by Congress. One reason
for this understaffing is the unreasonable and protracted hiring
processes.
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