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Opinion: Border Patrol’s staff shortage is going to get worse — so will our immigration crisis

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77% Informative

A Department of Homeland Security audit found 88 percent of border stations reported understaffing.

Katherine Camberg : Suicide rates for Border Patrol agents are skyrocketing as the increasing burdens of an already intense job become too much to bear.

She says the U.S. needs policies that will revamp Border Patrol’s recruitment process and properly staff its force.

Camberg says the Border Patrol force is essential to preserving national security.

VR Score

77

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74

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45

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formal

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English

Language complexity

63

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possibly offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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