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    Not a lot of people know that being part of the Border Patrol is an intellectually stimulating and rewarding career. Actually not a lot of people know what Border Patrol has to offer or what it is that they do other than patrolling the border....get it. They do much more and go through a variety of difficult training. In this field of work it requires you to be the best that you can be and to be able to handle intense situations under pressure. It is quite a dangerous job with many risks, however

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    BORDER PATROL NATION A nation without borders is not a nation. Today, every country is putting efforts to secure its borders not only from terrorists and drugs smuggling, but also from the illegal immigration. All these recurring activities have sparked the United States to secure its borders against illegal immigrants and terrorism by creating a special department named the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). DHS is headed by the Secretary of Homeland Security. After the terrorist attack of

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    Border Patrol and U.S. CustomsBoth Border Patrol and U.S. Customs work together under the same agency, and worktowards the same goal, yet they perform their duty tasks differently. Protecting the nationsborders from drug smuggling, human trafficking, and terrorism is not an easy task to perform.Border Patrol agents and U.S. Customs officers perform this risky task on the front line of ourcountry by putting their lives in danger on a daily basis. Although Border Patrol (BP), and U.S.Customs and Border

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    future authors, a career in border patrol would have to have the responsibilities of monitoring and protecting 8,000 miles of international border to make sure illegal immigrants,drugs and goods do not come in the country. The tasks of border patrol agents are some of the major activities including maintaining traffic checkpoints along highways from the border, including checkpoints and in the city or county's and in investigations. The skills to be in border patrol are speaking, critical thinking

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    The U.S Border Patrol’s main job is to prevent terrorists, weapons, and illegal aliens from entering the U.S. without identification. They want to make sure that the nation is safe from crimes and attacks that can happen from the South American or Canadian borderline. Border patrollers want to detect and prevent illegal human trafficking, drugs, or species that will cause harm to the country. They have to work day and night to protect their country from harmful people or items. The U.S Border Patrol’s

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    leadership exist? Bad leadership indeed exists in the US Border Patrol is a question that I have wondered about for many years. What has been done to fix the problem and if any programs have been created to develop good and efficient leaders for the future. This paper sought a definition of bad leadership, and compiled a taxonomy of eighteen types of poor leaders. This research serves as a review of poor leadership in the US Border Patrol. Why does it exists, why it is tolerated and what impact

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    involves the shooting of an unarmed Mexican citizen from a border patrol agent within the United States. The 5th circuit of appeals ruled in favor of the government and now the case is in the hands of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court heard the oral arguments of both sides on February 21st, 2017. Hernandez v. Mesa can be traced to the 5th Circuit of Appeals using three articles. The first article, “Mexican politicians urge Border Patrol agent 's extradition for trial in shooting,” was completed

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    Illegal immigration has been around ever since borders were created to divide the world. The reasons for illegal immigration, stretch from escaping unstable governments, seeking job opportunities, and making money. In the United States, most of the current illegal immigration comes from Mexico and Latin America because of poverty and the lack of jobs (Poroy)(Wilson, Armstrong). The United States provides many cheap labor positions in construction and farming where business owners are looking for

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    States needs to increase border patrol and provide more extensive qualifications for the naturalization process. Consequently, the border patrol has not been able to stop all the immigrants from immigrating illegally. According to “The Truth About Border Security” “We have been able to stop only about 30% of those attempting to cross our border between 1996 and 2009…”. Based on these percentages, we can see how inadequate our border patrol is at controlling our borders. On the same token, we need

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    Border Patrol The United States of America is plagued by many problems—including the infamous Border Wars waged by highly skilled and trained Border Patrol agents. Forget politics and the belief that we ought to bar people from entering the country illegally or that we should welcome all people. Just know the facts: the border (mostly the southern border) is dangerous—prone to smugglers smuggling in human cargo (often children) and drugs. With people crossing the Mexican-US border, human lives

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