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Agents leaving Border Patrol in droves, union says.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
FORT WORTH, Texas _ Low pay, low morale and confusion over who will ultimately be the boss of the U.S. Border Patrol have prompted hundreds of agents to quit.
Many other agents are pondering career changes if these issues continue to plague the agency, union leaders say.
"In the southern border, we are trying to hang on to the people we have," said T.J. Bonner, president of the National Border Patrol Council. The union represents some 9,000 U.S. Border Patrol agents and employees.
Hiring and retaining new agents has been difficult in recent months. Many experienced agents have left for better-paying jobs with other government agencies. The ...
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