The Washington Examiner interviewed border patrol agents about presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
The interviewees included rank-and-file members and those higher up in the agency.
None of the more than a dozen Border Patrol agents questioned by the Washington Examiner said they would cast a ballot for Harris because they do not view her as supportive of the organization and its congressionally mandated mission.“I would never vote for her,” the first agent said.“These past four years have been a nightmare for the patrol, and it would be another four years of the same — and probably worse than Biden, honestly,” a second agent said.
All agents agreed Harris “would render the United States worse off from a security standpoint than it is now.”
Some of the agents consider her a radical because she hasn’t engaged with them:
“She will continue or even enhance Biden’s failed policies,” a third agent said. “The vice president pick seems even more radical than her, which is mind-blowing. I view her as leaning left more than Biden.”A fourth agent added that he imagined Harris would “laugh when she’s confronted about it,” a reference to Harris’s tendency to laugh nervously in some situations.“We are screwed as a country if she becomes president. The border will never close,” a fifth agent said.—“She was tapped by President Biden to be the official/unofficial ‘Border Czar’ and failed at that MISERABLY,” the first agent said in a text message. “Aside from that, her overall personality, or lack there of, is not appealing at all. When she speaks in public and goes off script, you get awkward word salads and obnoxious cackling. And finally, I spent 16 years in California. She is a text book ‘California Liberal’ and always will be. No matter how hard the DNC tries to paint her as a ‘moderate.’”
Harris has done nothing about the border since President Joe Biden named her border czar.
If anything, the administration has made it worse.
Harris never visited the border or border patrol agents. It all came crashing down in 2021 when she laughed when Lester Holt asked her about the border, pointing out that she hadn’t been there:
“And I haven’t been to Europe,” responded Harris. “And I mean, I don’t, understand the point you’re making. I’m not discounting the importance of the border.”
Agents haven’t forgotten they faced losing their jobs when the administration wanted to suspend or fire them because they had not received the COVID-19 vaccination.
Others don’t like her personality or personal beliefs:
“Nothing has been done to show support for Border Patrol Agents or the mission in the past 4 years,” the sixth agent wrote in a text message. “I fear having another 4 years of the same thing would be even more detrimental to the homeland if Harris becomes president.”A seventh agent said he would not vote for Harris, but not because of border issues — rather because of his Christian faith and view on abortion. Harris supports rights for women to terminate their pregnancies.“I think she would be worse than President Biden,” he said. “With Biden I feel like he was actually clueless to what was happening. He acted surprised when he heard certain border issues. I think his handlers were setting policy, not him.”A ninth agent described Harris as “not a good leader” or “commander” material for the job.
Those eligible for retirement are considering early retirement if Harris wins in November. Some said they’ll stay on “as a sacrifice for other agents who cannot retire.”
The administration’s policies don’t let the agents do their jobs. They have to process illegal aliens, sometimes going to other states, meaning they have to leave their families for a long time.
Don’t forget the time the administration criticized agents for supposedly “whipping” illegal aliens in Del Rio, TX:
“I’ve learned to put up with the Democrat Administrations,” the fourth agent said. “I’m at the point where I’m in it for me now, not the patrol.”The third agent said he will stay on if Harris was elected in order to receive his full pension when he retires.“My retirement fund has suffered from four years of incompetence, it won’t survive four more,” he said. “This is how the majority of agents feel, not all but a majority.”Others viewed staying on despite being eligible to retire as a sacrifice for other agents who cannot retire.“I feel the men and women need support and I might actually stay to try and be a voice of reason for the new administration,” the seventh agent said. “My biggest concern is to take care of the agents. Issues like Del Rio Horse Patrol require leadership that will protect agents, not hang them out to dry.”
The interviews come a few weeks after a Harris ad boasted about her support for agents and her work on the border.
We all know the truth. The Democrats have no desire to fix the border or the immigration system.
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