Massachusetts: August 2008 Archives
The Boston Globe reports on the latest Border Patrol recruiting drive here in Massachusetts. While everyone else gets laid off there's no shortage of jobs that further militarize the U.S.
It's funny, nativists don't want 'Mericans speaking Spanish, but it looks as though fluency in Spanish is a must for the Border Patrol. Here's another interesting statistic:
It's funny, nativists don't want 'Mericans speaking Spanish, but it looks as though fluency in Spanish is a must for the Border Patrol. Here's another interesting statistic:
About 53 percent of agents are Hispanic, about 45 percent are white, and about 1 percent are African-American, officials said.It seems the Latinos that nativists frequently target are not only dying for them in Iraq, but they're also doing the work for them protecting the border.Rachana Rhatti - Boston Globe (3 August 2008)
