There is no amount of pay you could salary me to go down there un-armed.
I wouldn’t set foot in Mexico with a platoon of Marines for an escort. It’s a shame. My family took two extensive vacations by automobile there in the ‘60s and there was a lot to see and do. For the most part the people were great to us. Mexico has loads of natural and cultural resources to exploit and could be a wealthy nation but for the corruption.
I have been watching the series “Border Wars” for several weeks now and have come to a sad set of conclusions:
Being a CBP officer has to be the most frustrating law enforcement job in the world. Catch illegals, send them back to Mexico and a few days later, catch the same ones again.
Capture thousands of pounds of drugs and have to release the perpetrators due to lack of evidence (have to watch a few episodes to understand that statement).
Having to watch smugglers escape back into Mexico and not be able to anything about it.
As a former police officer, I feel for the Border Patrol officers, their frustration must take a toll.
And now being asked to go into Mexico un-armed!