{"id":2319733,"date":"2024-08-05T21:52:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T01:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gallego-becomes-first-democrat-to-back-border-bill-to-expand-cbp-hiring-washington-examiner-gallego-backs-border-bill-to-expand-cbp-hiring\/"},"modified":"2024-08-05T21:57:51","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T01:57:51","slug":"gallego-becomes-first-democrat-to-back-border-bill-to-expand-cbp-hiring-washington-examiner-gallego-backs-border-bill-to-expand-cbp-hiring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gallego-becomes-first-democrat-to-back-border-bill-to-expand-cbp-hiring-washington-examiner-gallego-backs-border-bill-to-expand-cbp-hiring\/","title":{"rendered":"Gallego becomes first Democrat to back border bill to expand CBP hiring &#8211; Washington Examiner Gallego backs border bill to expand CBP hiring"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">46<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgallego-becomes-first-democrat-to-back-border-bill-to-expand-cbp-hiring-washington-examiner-gallego-backs-border-bill-to-expand-cbp-hiring%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2319733&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) has made \u2064history by \u200dbeing the first Democrat \u2062to support a \u200cborder bill aimed at increasing the recruitment of\u200c U.S. Customs and \u2064Border \u2062Protection (CBP) officers. \u200bThe \u2062proposed legislation, known as \u2062the Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act, seeks to eliminate the polygraph requirement for CBP\u200c applicants who have prior \u200dlaw \u200cenforcement\u200b or military security \u200bexperience.\u200d This move comes in response\u200d to significant staffing \u200bshortages \u2063within the CBP, with estimates \u2063suggesting\u2062 that lifting this requirement could lead to \u2064the hiring of an additional 5,000 agents.<\/p>\n<p>Gallego, who is running \u2063for Arizona&#8217;s Senate seat, emphasized the need for bipartisan efforts in securing the border \u200band expressed concern over the recruitment issues faced\u2062 by CBP. He stated that veterans\u200d and law enforcement professionals should not\u200c face unnecessary barriers when seeking to serve\u2064 in border protection roles. The legislation was introduced last year and is currently under \u200creview\u2062 by \u200cthe House&#8217;s Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>Gallego\u2019s support for the bill comes amidst criticisms \u200dfrom Republican challenger Kari Lake, \u2062who attributes current \u2062border \u200cissues to\u2062 Gallego\u200d and the Democratic Party\u2019s policies, highlighting his alignment\u2064 with President\u2064 Biden&#8217;s \u200badministration. This\u2062 context is crucial as the number\u200d of migrant apprehensions at\u200d the border has\u200c reportedly dropped to levels not seen since the Trump era, adding \u200dfurther complexity to\u200c the ongoing border debate. Throughout his campaign,\u200d Gallego continues advocating for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-turns-against-aoc-protesters-drown-out-congresswomans-speech-with-jeers-on-live-tv\/\" title=\"Protesters in New York drown out AOC&#039;s speech with jeers on live TV.\">increased federal resources<\/a>\u200b for Arizona&#8217;s border communities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Gallego becomes first Democrat to back border bill to expand CBP hiring&nbsp;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1723888\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE &mdash;<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ruben-gallego\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)\">Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)<\/a> became the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Democrat\">Democrat<\/a> to back a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/border\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"border\">border<\/a>-related bill that would help expand hiring for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/customs-and-border-protection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Customs and Border Protection (CBP)\">U.S. Customs and Border Protection<\/a> applicants.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Arizona Democrat running for Arizona&rsquo;s Senate seat, left vacant by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), is supporting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/house-bill\/596\">Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act<\/a>, which would remove the polygraph requirement for those applying for positions at CBP who have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blm-leader-assures-l-a-county-d-a-gascon-we-have-your-back\/\" title=\"BLM Leader Assures L.A. County D.A. Gasc\u00f3n: \u2018We Have Your Back\u2019\">previous law enforcement experience<\/a> or military security clearances.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There have been widespread recruitment problems, and experts believe by eliminating this requirement, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org\/research\/why-caution-needed-hiring-additional-border-patrol-agents-and-ice-officers?_gl=1*1g942az*_ga*OTUyMTk4OTk1LjE3MjI5MDI3MDc.*_ga_W0MSMD2GPV*MTcyMjkwMjcwNy4xLjAuMTcyMjkwMjcyMi4wLjAuMA..\">an additional 5,000 <\/a>Border Patrol agents could be hired.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When I meet with CBP and border community leaders, one of the first things they mention to me is the shortage of CBP officers,&rdquo; Gallego said in a statement provided to the <em>Washington Examiner. <\/em>&ldquo;Securing our border should be a bipartisan issue, which is why I&rsquo;m proud to be the first to cross the aisle and support this commonsense legislation to expedite CBP hiring.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Law enforcement officers and veterans who have already served our country once shouldn&rsquo;t face unnecessary hurdles to serving again,&rdquo; Gallego added.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation was introduced in January of last year and has since been referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement in the House.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans, including Gallego&rsquo;s GOP opponent, Kari Lake, blame Gallego and his Democratic colleagues for the current state of the border. Lake recently<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/harris-border-remarks-haunt-down-ballot-dems-lake-ad-previews-gop-general-election-strategy\"> released a new ad<\/a> showing footage of Gallego and Vice President Kamala Harris with the words &ldquo;Ruben Gallego and Kamala Harris: Bad for the border. Bad for Arizona. Bad for America.&rdquo; The ad also slams Gallego for his voting record, citing a <em><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/biden-congress-votes\/votes\/\">FiveThirtyEight<\/a> <\/em>tally showing he voted with President Joe Biden and Harris 100% of the time in the 117th Congress, between 2021 and 2022.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE &ndash; A vehicle drives along the U.S. side of the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Nogales, Arizona, on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (AP Photo\/Jae C. Hong, Pool, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This as the number of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/border-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">migrants<\/a>&nbsp;arrested after attempting to enter the United States from Mexico has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3108722\/illegal-immigration-drops-trump-era-levels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"dropped to levels\">dropped to levels<\/a> not seen since the Trump administration. The number of migrants apprehended each day for illegally entering the U.S. from Mexico has averaged between 1,670 and 2,500 arrests recently, according to Border Patrol officials with access to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pence-national-review-heres-why-dems-for-the-people-act-is-dangerous\/\" title=\"Pence, National Review: Here\u2019s Why Dems\u2019 \u2018For The People Act\u2019 Is Dangerous\">federal government data<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gallego continues to advocate more resources from the federal government for border towns. He helped secure <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/house.us9.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=3cf33771b55f3ecc1de81b2cb&amp;id=7648003950&amp;e=e90d0823c9__;!!Bg5easoyC-OII2vlEqY8mTBrtW-N4OJKAQ!KJdYCRDbA2g1Mp5oyRKctB4DPutY6_H1_7mjyV-aPyHOxl-BRBTVUf9OIngFf7gG_q_0fkjH1O2lRey0nFWByZKOnAfs473B5iWOhGcJepnXZWmMNA%24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>over $2 million<\/a> in emergency funding from the Department of Homeland Security to support Arizona&rsquo;s border communities last year. The congressman also <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/house.us9.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=3cf33771b55f3ecc1de81b2cb&amp;id=782d7916ee&amp;e=e90d0823c9__;!!Bg5easoyC-OII2vlEqY8mTBrtW-N4OJKAQ!KJdYCRDbA2g1Mp5oyRKctB4DPutY6_H1_7mjyV-aPyHOxl-BRBTVUf9OIngFf7gG_q_0fkjH1O2lRey0nFWByZKOnAfs473B5iWOhGcJepkudF1ErQ%24\">introduced<\/a> a bill to combat fentanyl money laundering that was signed into law in April. He also introduced the <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/house.us9.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=3cf33771b55f3ecc1de81b2cb&amp;id=e0fc87b4b4&amp;e=e90d0823c9__;!!Bg5easoyC-OII2vlEqY8mTBrtW-N4OJKAQ!KJdYCRDbA2g1Mp5oyRKctB4DPutY6_H1_7mjyV-aPyHOxl-BRBTVUf9OIngFf7gG_q_0fkjH1O2lRey0nFWByZKOnAfs473B5iWOhGcJepmmA61e7Q%24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Direct Hire Act<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/house.us9.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=3cf33771b55f3ecc1de81b2cb&amp;id=73cadd84b3&amp;e=e90d0823c9__;!!Bg5easoyC-OII2vlEqY8mTBrtW-N4OJKAQ!KJdYCRDbA2g1Mp5oyRKctB4DPutY6_H1_7mjyV-aPyHOxl-BRBTVUf9OIngFf7gG_q_0fkjH1O2lRey0nFWByZKOnAfs473B5iWOhGcJepl0bGOnzQ%24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Screening Efficiency Act<\/a>, both aimed at speeding up migrant processing and providing relief to Arizona&rsquo;s border towns.<\/p>\n<p>While Gallego was a critic of Title 42, a pandemic-era authority that allowed authorities to turn away migrants who came to the U.S.-Mexico border, he pushed back on the Biden administration&rsquo;s effort to end the policy before having a plan in place to handle the surge of migrants at the border.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Arizona Senate race is rated &ldquo;Lean Democratic&rdquo; by nonpartisan political handicapper the<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cookpolitical.com\/ratings\/senate-race-ratings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Cook Political Report<\/a>,<\/em> alongside races in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1723888\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1723888\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) has made history as the first Democrat to endorse a new border bill aimed at increasing hiring for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). As he campaigns for the Senate seat previously held by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Gallego is supporting the Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act, which proposes eliminating the polygraph requirement for CBP applicants who have prior law enforcement or military security experience. This change could potentially allow an additional 5,000 Border Patrol agents to be hired, addressing significant recruitment challenges faced by CBP. In a statement to the Washington Examiner, Gallego emphasized that securing the border should be a bipartisan concern and expressed pride in being the first Democrat to support this practical legislation aimed at expediting CBP hiring. He argued that law enforcement officers and veterans shouldn&#8217;t encounter unnecessary obstacles when seeking to serve again.<\/p>\n<p>The bill was introduced in January of last year and is currently under review by the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement in the House. Meanwhile, Republicans, including Gallego&#8217;s opponent Kari Lake, criticize him and his fellow Democrats for current border issues; Lake recently released an ad portraying both Gallego and Vice President Kamala Harris negatively regarding their impact on border security.<\/p>\n<p>In recent developments, arrests of migrants attempting to enter from Mexico have decreased significantly\u2014reaching levels not seen since Donald Trump&#8217;s presidency\u2014with daily apprehensions averaging between 1,670 and 2,500 according to Border Patrol data.<\/p>\n<p>Gallego continues advocating for increased federal resources for Arizona&#8217;s border communities; last year he secured over $2 million in emergency funding from Homeland Security. He also introduced legislation targeting fentanyl money laundering that was enacted in April along with two other bills designed to expedite migrant processing.<\/p>\n<p>While critical of Title 42\u2014a policy allowing authorities to turn away migrants during the pandemic\u2014Gallego opposed its termination by the Biden administration without a comprehensive plan ready for managing potential increases in migrant numbers at the border.<\/p>\n<p>The Arizona Senate race is currently classified as &#8220;Lean Democratic&#8221; by nonpartisan analysts at Cook Political Report alongside similar races in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2657,"featured_media":2319734,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Ruben-Gallego-July-2024-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[37287,4912,16103],"class_list":["post-2319733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-border-bill","tag-democrat","tag-gallego"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Ruben-Gallego-July-2024-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2657"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2319733"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319733\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2319734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2319733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2319733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2319733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}