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Yahoo
2 days ago
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- Yahoo
Border Patrol morale goes through the roof, 'dramatically' changed under Trump administration
TUCSON SECTOR, ARIZONA– Under the bright sun, Border Patrol agents Daniel Hernandez and Teresa Fast glisten with sweat as they stride along the rusted fence separating the United States and Mexico. They revealed the reality of what life is like working at the border. "A few months ago, before the election and before the previous administration, we were mostly doing processing of detained individuals," Hernandez told Fox News Digital. "That's an administrative duty that is part of our job, but it used to be a small sliver of it, [and we were] doing a large portion of that. Now it's inverse." "Now we're doing small slivers of the processing, and we're doing the bulk of patrolling duties. Most of our agents are out there patrolling." Chinese Illegal Immigrant Crossings That Surged During Biden Admin A 'National Security Concern,' Expert Warns "We're historically one of the busiest sectors," the homeland security agent said. "We're at [a] 91% reduction [rate] over last year's amounts, but that's because we're out here every single day." "If we were to take our foot off the gas and just assume the border's secure, then we would lose what we had gained. So every single day we have to invest in patrolling," he added. Read On The Fox News App According to the White House, as of April 28 of this year, illegal border crossings "are down by 95%" when compared to numbers under the Biden administration. Border Czar Tom Homan's Message To Anti-ice Protesters: 'You Want Some? Come Get Some' Previously restrained by budget cuts that impeded the completion of their duties, the border patrol agents communicated a renewed sense of faith for increasing safety for all involved. "People are less inclined to climb a fence of this magnitude," Hernandez relayed while pointing to the southern border wall. "If they do, they have to go up high, then our cameras or our agents can spot them if they go up high. So that's the advantage of having robust infrastructure on the border that buys us time to get here." "Smugglers will try anything. It's shocking that they will risk somebody's life by getting them up on a really small, handmade ladder," he continued. "[It's one] way somebody might try to defeat the border wall… and people will always try." Trump Stunned By Change In Southern Border Crossings: 'Hard To Believe' The empathy portrayed by agents when considering the human element of deportations and illegal crossings is an echoed sentiment among Tucson sector Border Patrol chief, Sean McGoffin. Fast added, "The men and the women of the patrol are really what makes it run. That's what keeps our country safer, the people who are giving up those games with their kids and their [holidays] and working night shifts – that's what keeps our country safe. That's really what it is, the men and the women of the border patrol."Original article source: Border Patrol morale goes through the roof, 'dramatically' changed under Trump administration Solve the daily Crossword
Fox News
2 days ago
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- Fox News
Border Patrol morale goes through the roof, 'dramatically' changed under Trump administration
TUCSON SECTOR, ARIZONA– Under the bright sun, Border Patrol agents Daniel Hernandez and Teresa Fast glisten with sweat as they stride along the rusted fence separating the United States and Mexico. They revealed the reality of what life is like working at the border. "A few months ago, before the election and before the previous administration, we were mostly doing processing of detained individuals," Hernandez told Fox News Digital. "That's an administrative duty that is part of our job, but it used to be a small sliver of it, [and we were] doing a large portion of that. Now it's inverse." "Now we're doing small slivers of the processing, and we're doing the bulk of patrolling duties. Most of our agents are out there patrolling." "We're historically one of the busiest sectors," the homeland security agent said. "We're at [a] 91% reduction [rate] over last year's amounts, but that's because we're out here every single day." "If we were to take our foot off the gas and just assume the border's secure, then we would lose what we had gained. So every single day we have to invest in patrolling," he added. According to the White House, as of April 28 of this year, illegal border crossings "are down by 95%" when compared to numbers under the Biden administration. Previously restrained by budget cuts that impeded the completion of their duties, the border patrol agents communicated a renewed sense of faith for increasing safety for all involved. "People are less inclined to climb a fence of this magnitude," Hernandez relayed while pointing to the southern border wall. "If they do, they have to go up high, then our cameras or our agents can spot them if they go up high. So that's the advantage of having robust infrastructure on the border that buys us time to get here." "Smugglers will try anything. It's shocking that they will risk somebody's life by getting them up on a really small, handmade ladder," he continued. "[It's one] way somebody might try to defeat the border wall… and people will always try." The empathy portrayed by agents when considering the human element of deportations and illegal crossings is an echoed sentiment among Tucson sector Border Patrol chief, Sean McGoffin. "The cartels treat people as a commodity rather than as human beings. It's up to us to reintroduce that element of humanity and make sure we're saving the lives of those individuals the cartels leave behind. One of the great things we do in the Border Patrol — though it's rarely talked about — is the rescues we perform each and every day," the CBP Chief told Fox News HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Fast added, "The men and the women of the patrol are really what makes it run. That's what keeps our country safer, the people who are giving up those games with their kids and their [holidays] and working night shifts – that's what keeps our country safe. That's really what it is, the men and the women of the border patrol."
New York Times
5 days ago
- Politics
- New York Times
A Scion of Democratic Politics Defeats the Upstarts in an Arizona Primary
The Mamdani momentum withered in the deserts of southern Arizona on Tuesday night. In a Democratic primary election that pitted continuity and experience against generational change, voters decided to stick with what they knew, nominating Adelita Grijalva, the oldest daughter of Representative Raúl Grijalva, to fill the House seat of her father, who had held it for more than 20 years until his death in March. The Associated Press called the race for Ms. Grijalva, who was winning more than 60 percent of votes counted. Deja Foxx, a Gen Z activist who tried to recreate the youthful magic of Zohran Mamdani's campaign for New York City mayor, attracted millions of fans on social media. But with about 20 percent of votes, the 25-year-old was not able to translate viral support into victory at the polls. Daniel Hernandez, a former state lawmaker who ran as a moderate, won 14 percent of the vote. He had made the pitch that Democrats needed to move away from social issues and focus on economic struggles in order to win back Hispanic men who moved dramatically toward President Trump in 2024. Ms. Grijalva is all but guaranteed victory in the special election on Sept. 23, when she will face the Republican primary winner, Daniel Butierez, in a heavily Democratic district. Ms. Grijalva's win showed the limits of anti-establishment energy in a heavily Latino district where many voters are still fond of Mr. Grijalva and his staunchly liberal support for immigrants and the environment. Young progressives and frustrated Democrats wanted a change of face, if not necessarily of policies. They had hoped the anti-establishment fervor that helped Mr. Mamdani defeat former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and other better-known rivals in New York's mayoral primary would also defeat the Grijalva name in Arizona's heavily Democratic Seventh Congressional District. They criticized Ms. Grijalva as a 'legacy last name,' and argued that her campaign to replace her father reflected a sclerotic Democratic Party's reliance on uninspiring, familiar candidates over fresh voices. Ms. Grijalva unabashedly embraced her father's legacy, saying she was proud to be his daughter and would carry on his liberal policies. During the campaign, she talked about how her time as a school-board member and Pima County supervisor had mirrored Mr. Grijalva's own political career, and how he had discussed the possibility that she would one day run for his seat. Despite the country's distaste for establishment Democrats, Ms. Grijalva benefited from her family's deep ties with southern Arizona. She was endorsed by Arizona's two Democratic senators as well as prominent progressives including Senator Bernie Sanders, independent of Vermont, and Representative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez of New York, who was Ms. Foxx's model, if not her ally. A host of unions, immigrant-rights groups and other progressive groups offered her support and help knocking on doors and goading voters to participate in a low-turnout summertime special election.
CNN
6 days ago
- Politics
- CNN
The Democrats' next test will feature these three Arizona candidates
The next test of who Democratic voters want to see leading the party will take place Tuesday in southwest Arizona, where three leading candidates are offering competing visions in the primary to fill the late Rep. Raul Grijalva's seat. The candidates have all painted themselves as fighters focused on protecting programs that would see cuts under Republicans' sweeping domestic policy and immigration law. But the primary has also highlighted questions about age, generational change and the power of a famous last name. Adelita Grijalva, a former Pima County supervisor and the late congressman's daughter, is pitching herself as an experienced continuation of his progressive legacy. Former state Rep. Daniel Hernandez is running as a pragmatist who's managed to pass legislation under Republican majorities. And 25-year-old activist Deja Foxx argues her lived experience and youth make her the best suited to bring new urgency to Washington. Hernandez has led fundraising, but Grijalva and Foxx have remained competitive. Two other Democratic primary candidates, businessman Patrick Harris Sr. and Indigenous scholar Jose Malvido Jr., have not submitted Federal Election Commission reports. Arizona's 7th Congressional District, which includes parts of Tucson and most of the state's southern border with Mexico, has been without representation since March, when Rep. Grijalva died due to complications from cancer treatments. The late congressman and former Congressional Progressive Caucus chairman was first elected to the House in 2002. Polls close at 7 p.m. Tuesday local time (10 p.m. ET). Whoever wins the Democratic primary will be heavily favored to win the September 23 general election. Here's a closer look at the leading Democratic candidates: The 54-year-old Grijalva entered the race as the front-runner and has garnered the lion's share of endorsements in the contest, including support from both of Arizona's US senators as well as Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. She's also benefited from her family's longstanding recognition in the district, saying she would continue her father's legacy. Like her father, Grijalva served on the Tucson Unified School District governing board and the Pima County Board of Supervisors before running for Congress. She has pushed back on her opponents' efforts to frame her as the establishment candidate, saying that she applied for and earned her endorsements from various groups and has her own record of advocacy work, including running diversion programs while working at Pima County's Teen Court. Foxx acknowledges this is her first political run. She has built her campaign around her backstory as a Tucson native who worked at a gas station as a teenager and was raised by a single mother who relied on Medicaid, food stamps and Section 8 housing. She points to those experiences to argue she has lived the policies lawmakers debate in Washington. The 25-year-old has also highlighted her decade of experience as an activist. She is best known for confronting former Sen. Jeff Flake, an Arizona Republican, at a town hall over Planned Parenthood funding. Foxx has also worked as a reproductive rights activist and an influencer backing Vice President Kamala Harris' 2019 presidential campaign. Hernandez has framed himself as a more centrist alternative to Foxx and Grijalva. While his more progressive opponents have backed 'Medicare for All,' he has said he would defend Medicare and Medicaid. He has also supported mining projects in the district that other candidates have opposed. He's argued that while some Democrats use being in the political minority as an excuse to not get legislation passed, he was able to get policies enacted during his six years in the state House under a Republican Legislature and governor. Hernandez previously ran in the 6th Congressional District in 2022 but lost the Democratic primary to Kirsten Engel. The 35-year-old has also done Latino outreach for Planned Parenthood, served as the Arizona state director for Everytown for Gun Safety and served on the Sunnyside Unified School District governing board. In 2011, Hernandez was working as an intern for then-Rep. Gabby Giffords when she was shot at a constituent meeting in Tucson. He provided first aid to the congresswoman before emergency services arrived.
CNN
6 days ago
- Politics
- CNN
The Democrats' next test will feature these three Arizona candidates
The next test of who Democratic voters want to see leading the party will take place Tuesday in southwest Arizona, where three leading candidates are offering competing visions in the primary to fill the late Rep. Raul Grijalva's seat. The candidates have all painted themselves as fighters focused on protecting programs that would see cuts under Republicans' sweeping domestic policy and immigration law. But the primary has also highlighted questions about age, generational change and the power of a famous last name. Adelita Grijalva, a former Pima County supervisor and the late congressman's daughter, is pitching herself as an experienced continuation of his progressive legacy. Former state Rep. Daniel Hernandez is running as a pragmatist who's managed to pass legislation under Republican majorities. And 25-year-old activist Deja Foxx argues her lived experience and youth make her the best suited to bring new urgency to Washington. Hernandez has led fundraising, but Grijalva and Foxx have remained competitive. Two other Democratic primary candidates, businessman Patrick Harris Sr. and Indigenous scholar Jose Malvido Jr., have not submitted Federal Election Commission reports. Arizona's 7th Congressional District, which includes parts of Tucson and most of the state's southern border with Mexico, has been without representation since March, when Rep. Grijalva died due to complications from cancer treatments. The late congressman and former Congressional Progressive Caucus chairman was first elected to the House in 2002. Polls close at 7 p.m. Tuesday local time (10 p.m. ET). Whoever wins the Democratic primary will be heavily favored to win the September 23 general election. Here's a closer look at the leading Democratic candidates: The 54-year-old Grijalva entered the race as the front-runner and has garnered the lion's share of endorsements in the contest, including support from both of Arizona's US senators as well as Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. She's also benefited from her family's longstanding recognition in the district, saying she would continue her father's legacy. Like her father, Grijalva served on the Tucson Unified School District governing board and the Pima County Board of Supervisors before running for Congress. She has pushed back on her opponents' efforts to frame her as the establishment candidate, saying that she applied for and earned her endorsements from various groups and has her own record of advocacy work, including running diversion programs while working at Pima County's Teen Court. Foxx acknowledges this is her first political run. She has built her campaign around her backstory as a Tucson native who worked at a gas station as a teenager and was raised by a single mother who relied on Medicaid, food stamps and Section 8 housing. She points to those experiences to argue she has lived the policies lawmakers debate in Washington. The 25-year-old has also highlighted her decade of experience as an activist. She is best known for confronting former Sen. Jeff Flake, an Arizona Republican, at a town hall over Planned Parenthood funding. Foxx has also worked as a reproductive rights activist and an influencer backing Vice President Kamala Harris' 2019 presidential campaign. Hernandez has framed himself as a more centrist alternative to Foxx and Grijalva. While his more progressive opponents have backed 'Medicare for All,' he has said he would defend Medicare and Medicaid. He has also supported mining projects in the district that other candidates have opposed. He's argued that while some Democrats use being in the political minority as an excuse to not get legislation passed, he was able to get policies enacted during his six years in the state House under a Republican Legislature and governor. Hernandez previously ran in the 6th Congressional District in 2022 but lost the Democratic primary to Kirsten Engel. The 35-year-old has also done Latino outreach for Planned Parenthood, served as the Arizona state director for Everytown for Gun Safety and served on the Sunnyside Unified School District governing board. In 2011, Hernandez was working as an intern for then-Rep. Gabby Giffords when she was shot at a constituent meeting in Tucson. He provided first aid to the congresswoman before emergency services arrived.
