Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass apparently cannot understand why Americans who happen to be Latino might join ICE. During an appearance on CNN, she suggested that this was sad and then implied that they must be just doing it for the money.
Is it really so difficult to think these folks might be doing it out of a sense of love of country, or a dedication to law and order?
Bass was responding to a report on the topic. From the New York Post:
The report Bass was asked to respond to included interviews with Hispanic agents and recruits explaining how they respond to critics who say they are arresting their “own kind” or “own blood.”
“They didn‘t come in the right way. So, they aren‘t my kind,” 20-year-old Border Patrol recruit Juan Peralta told CNN correspondent David Culver.
Border Patrol Agent Claudio Herrera explained that he has no qualms with carrying out his duties.
“I’m protecting my community,” the proud agent said. “I’m protecting both sides of the border.”
More than half of Border Patrol agents are Hispanic, according to federal government data.
Bass believes Hispanic Americans are flocking to join the agency “primarily” for financial reasons.
FOX News has details on her reaction:
LA Mayor Bass laments historic Latino Border Patrol recruitment surge across southern border
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is lamenting the historic numbers of Latinos joining the Border Patrol.
In an interview Friday with Wolf Blitzer on “The Situation Room,” Blitzer asked Bass, “But first, let me get your reaction to that report from David Culver we just heard. What did you think?”
“Well, in a way, I think it’s sad,” Bass responded. “I think that those Border Patrol agents are going to have a difficult time when they’re out in the field and they see what actually happens in real life separate from their training. But I do understand that their primary incentive is financial. I think it just speaks to the financial situation that millions of Americans find themselves in. And I definitely am concerned about that report.”
Here’s the clip:
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass claims that Hispanic-Americans who work for ICE only do it for the money.
BASS: “But I do understand that their primary incentive is financial.” pic.twitter.com/SFv8Dm2gES
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I can think of something else that’s sad.
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