[donna]

A conflict of conscience on the border / ...dilemma for Hispanic agents
May 15, 2000

Who they are, what they do a dilemma for Hispanic agents.

DOUGLAS - For some U.S. Border Patrol agents, it’s a source of pride. For others, it’s an inside joke. And for still others, it’s a dirty little secret. That’s the kind of tug-of-war that Hispanic agents, some of them naturalized U.S. citizens, face every day: a covert conflict between who they are and what they do. About a third of the 8,300 Border Patrol agents on the force are of Hispanic origin. That’s the highest percentage of any federal law-enforcement or civilian agency, said Rob Daniels, Border Patrol spokesman ...
http://www.FreeRepublic.com/forum/a3920462e37ed.htm

[Bob]

...a covert conflict between who they are and what they do.

Any Border Patrol agent who has any sort of 'conflict' over whether his allegiance lies with illegal aliens or with U.S. citizens should have his butt summarily fired.