• ImFresh3x
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    1 year ago

    Obama doubled the amount of border patrol agents. Which seems like a much better use of money than a wall, at least according to… the border patrol.

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        1 year ago

        Under his lead. You are being pedantic. It was part of his states goals and platform. And his party overwhelmingly voted for it.

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        1 year ago

        Traditionally border patrol pushes have been failures, they get more staff but generally super underqualified and often times cartel linked. Yes it’s a better use of money but training the ones we have to actually be effective is better use.