Posted on 10/13/2024 3:42:36 PM PDT by DFG
Former President Donald Trump is set to announce his new plan to bolster the US Border Patrol with 10,000 new agents who will be given raises and bonuses to keep them on the force, according to his campaign team.
The Republican presidential candidate, who will speak at a rally in Prescott, Arizona Sunday afternoon, vows to ask Congress for the funds to hire 10,000 new agents to patrol across America’s borders.
Trump’s plan reportedly includes giving the agents an immediate 10% raise, as well as a $10,000 retention and signing bonus, his team said.
The plan would increase the number of agents by nearly a third, up from the current tally of around 22,000 Border Patrol agents, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
Trump’s stop in the Grand Canyon State comes just days after Vice President Kamala Harris held her own campaign rally there without touching the issue of illegal immigration.
Harris and President Joe Biden have garnered the bulk of the flak over the border following record levels of illegal crossings during their administration.
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Maybe additional bonuses for each illegal caught?
Congratulations and thank you for your service, I retired from BP in 2011 after 25 years. I can't imagine what you guys have gone through these past few years.
I agree 100 % with your assessment.
I was thinking Trump could close down the Dept of Education and move ALL their people to the Border Patrol. Just make them patrol the weeds and briars in the hot sun of the border until they all quit.
Better yet cut off all bennies. They’ll leave on their own.
A BIG AMEN to that!!!!
Pay for it by firing the 87,000 new IRS agents.
Bingo. A good president would tell the head of the USBP to rock and roll and keep it all legal. (wink,wink).
A long time ago, I was calling on industrial customers in Laredo. One of them was within sight of the international bridge. I asked the manager if they were having trouble with Mexican gangs. He said no. He also told me that the gangs were not afraid of the feds or the state police. They were deathly afraid of the Laredo cops. They would take care of business.
Thank you for your service! 😊🇺🇸
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