Title: Serious new problem at U.S. Border Patrol
Headings: Serious new problem at U.S. Border Patrol
Serious new problem at U.S. Border Patrol
'If there isn't a change soon, there will be a large exodus of agents'
'They're just being released'
'Starting to feel the beat down'
Criminal backgrounds common

Content: "So they're fed up as well," he said. " Part of it may be because it's a real rural area but when you throw all the other crap on top of it, if I can't do the job I'm hired to do and I'm getting harassed by management." Jaime Ruiz, press officer for the California region of Border Patrol, did not return a call from WND Friday seeking comment on the agent's allegations. "It's just, you got all that and now we're getting heat from up above that you better have a really, really good reason to stay above your eight hours," he said. " The smugglers are going to try to smuggle during the shift change because that's when we have the least amount of coverage." 'Starting to feel the beat down'
He said morale is at the lowest point he's seen since he began working at Border Patrol nearly a decade ago. "I talked to a guy at work tonight as I was leaving and we were talking about this whole AUO thing and he was saying, 'You know, the way I'm looking at it I'm not going to fight anymore. I'm just going to do my time and go home.' And this was coming from a guy really good at his job, and that says a lot coming from him, because he's one of the motivated type. He's not just a guy who comes and fills a spot and goes back home, he is a go getter."