Border Patrol Agent's pay and hours facing a sudden and dramatic 40% cut
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Mar 27th, 2013Someone from Sahuarita, AZ signed.
Mar 27th, 2013Someone from Casa Grande, AZ writes:
It is a a disgrace to the agents and a swift kick in the face. I will be losing my home and possibly other assets I have worked hard for.Mar 27th, 2013Someone from Harlingen, TX signed.
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Mar 27th, 2013Someone from Sierra Vista, AZ writes:
I am a Border Patrol agents wife and I live in Sierra Vista, Arizona. Due to the very real possibility of sequestration, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has began taking steps to furlough employees.If this occurs, Border Patrol agents would be mandated to have a furlough day each pay period resulting in a cumulative loss of 5,000 Border Patrol agents in the field from the date of implementation. This is a serious security risk to our nation. Congress should take immediate action. CBP is also seeking to use this crisis as an opportunity to slash the pay of Border Patrol agents. This reduction in pay, coupled with furloughs, would mean that Border Patrol agents would face an approximate 40% loss in pay. No agent or thier family can sustain these kinds of cuts, to ask these hard-working men and women of the U.S. Border Patrol, who put their lives on the line every day, to endure these cuts is simply un-American. To make matters worse, it appears as if Border Patrol agents are being asked to bear the brunt of cuts at CBP. According to CBP?s plan, the cuts throughout CBP would total $285 million, of which $245 million would be taken directly from Border Patrol agents. This situation is blatantly unfair. Not only will this effect local Sierra Vista, Bisbee, Douglas, and Naco families but our local economy will take a direct hit as well. Agents are considering leaving the agency andt will negatively affect housing, retail, and service industries in our community. The public must be involved to help us avert this impending disaster. Our event will be held on Saturday, March 30th, 11:00am at Veterans Memorial Park. Sincerely, Connie Johnson- spouse of a United States Border Patrol AgentREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMar 27th, 2013Someone from Summerville, SC signed.
Mar 27th, 2013Someone from Chula Vista, CA signed.
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Mar 27th, 2013Someone from Midland, MI writes:
Please do not cut our Border Patrol Officers pay. They put thier lives on the line for our safety.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMar 27th, 2013Someone from Liverpool, NY writes:
The money is there! Pay them what they deserve and keep our Borders secure!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMar 27th, 2013Someone from Plainfield, IL signed.
Mar 27th, 2013Someone from Del Rio, TX signed.
Mar 27th, 2013Someone from Yuma, AZ writes:
How is this right? how can you take this much pay from people and still expect them to oprate at the same level of excelence?REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMar 27th, 2013Someone from Las Cruces, NM writes:
This is an out rage and congress had better fix this NOWREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMar 27th, 2013Someone from Corpus Christi, TX signed.
Mar 27th, 2013Someone from El Paso, TX writes:
Threats to our nation are mounting now is not the time to weaken our nations bordersREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMar 27th, 2013Someone from El Paso, TX signed.
Mar 27th, 2013Someone from Phoenix, AZ writes:
My brother and his wife both are veterans of Army. They are both hardworking individuals and they have one beautiful daughter. They have both done tours and they deserve to live in the peace of financial status that they deserve.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMar 27th, 2013Someone from North Smithfield, RI writes:
We didn't know just what we were getting 4 years ago, but we certainly did last November. We are getting what we deserve by our stupid actionsREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMar 27th, 2013Someone from North Bend, OR writes:
Don't cut an agency to save money when the agency saves our country money by reducing the numbers of illegal immigrants who take jobs from Americans and society has to support.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMar 27th, 2013Someone from Casa Grande, AZ signed.
Mar 27th, 2013Someone from Helena, MT writes:
THey risk their lives and their jobs are not easy ones and this is what they get in return. Something is wrong here.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMar 27th, 2013Someone from Calipatria, CA signed.
Mar 27th, 2013Someone from Delmont, PA writes:
DO NOT CUT ARE BORDER PATROL. ARE AGENTS NEED TO BE COMMEEND. NOT CUT.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMar 27th, 2013Someone from Washougal, WA signed.
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