LA Mayor Karen Bass calls it ‘sad’ that Hispanics are joining Border Patrol – suggests they’re desperate for money

NY Post ^ | 12/26/25 | Victor Nava

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Los Angeles Democratic Mayor Karen Bass expressed disappointment and concern Friday with Hispanics joining Border Patrol – arguing they’re only doing it for the paycheck.

“Well, in a way, I think it’s sad,” Bass said of a CNN report on Border Patrol’s new recruits, many of which are Hispanic.

“I think that those Border Patrol agents are going to have a difficult time when they’re out in the field and they see what actually happens in real life separate from their training,” the mayor told “The Situation Room” host Wolf Blitzer.

The report Bass was asked to respond to included interviews with Hispanic agents and recruits explaining how they respond to critics who say they are arresting their “own kind” or “own blood.”

“They didn‘t come in the right way. So, they aren‘t my kind,” 20-year-old Border Patrol recruit Juan Peralta told CNN correspondent David Culver.

Border Patrol Agent Claudio Herrera explained that he has no qualms with carrying out his duties.

“I’m protecting my community,” the proud agent said. “I’m protecting both sides of the border.”

More than half of Border Patrol agents are Hispanic, according to federal government data.

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Ever notice how they sounded like trombones when they talked? Drove me nuts when I was a kid.

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Imagine that...people get jobs because they need the money!

[al baby]

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[Vision]

What a racist, traitorous, POS. And they kept her in power after burning LA down. Hahahaha.

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Communists pushing their wares.

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Angelenos, as some call them, love their commies and look around for more.

[Impala64ssa]

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