paycuts for border patrol agents.
Why is this important?
Our agency is currently going be cutting Border Patrol salary by about 40% if the budget does not go through. I believe this is going to be devastating for the majority of agents, who spent on average 10 hrs a day on the front-lines keeping the drugs and illegal aliens from entering the US. The cuts are going to be 10% furlough, 8-10 % falsa and 25% AUO (uncontrollable overtime pay or pretty much the same amount we get on a hly wage). I believe the morale is already at its lowest levels and with these cuts next month i think it will be at 0%; Causing a major influx of drugs and illegal entries. This will be felt by the surrounding states and eventually the entire US. It doesn’t really make the general news but we are capturing tons of illegal drugs and in the thousands of illegal aliens to the point where some of our station are unable to house them; Hence the reason why recent events led ICE detention center to release thousands of aliens. They are simple overwhelmed with what we are giving them on a daily basis. They have no beds and that’s the only reason for release nothing more.
Someone needs to review our depart policy and stand behind us instead of against us guys in green.
thanks
