Border Patrol

Border Patrol The United States of America is plagued by many problems—including the infamous Border Wars waged by highly skilled and trained Border Patrol agents. Forget politics and the belief that we ought to bar people from entering the country illegally or that we should welcome all people. Just know the facts: the border (mostly the southern border) is dangerous—prone to smugglers smuggling in human cargo (often children) and drugs. With people crossing the Mexican-US border, human lives are most certainly affected. First, Mexican lives are at risk as many illegals are abandoned by their coyotes (guides) in the desert and are forced to face the elements, starvation, dehydration, and, even, death. Second, American citizen lives are at risk with the incoming drugs—soon to increase drug-use and the influence of gangs. Third, Border Patrol agents’ lives are at risk as they face danger every day as they fulfill their many duties, defending the border from the air, on the ground, and at the ports of entry. High speed desert chases are a common sight for agents on the ground. Most of the time, upon the pursuit’s end, human cargo is all that is found and, often, their smugglers are pursued after abandoning them. The cargo, however, is what is important. Not all illegals are willing illegals—meaning that some are forced, by threat of their families being harmed, into weapon, drug, or sex-trafficking. Therefore, Border Patrol agents are not just doing their job for the good of our country, but also for the good of those who are crossing over. One example of this comes in the form of children being trafficked into the country for prostitution purposes. These children can be of any age. They have been kidnapped and have been brought to America not for freedom, as many legal immigrants come to find, but to be sold into sexual slavery—because the Civil War did not end all types of slavery in this “free” land. Thus, one of the many duties that agents have is to