‘Alarming’ number of Border Patrol agents getting SICK thanks to diseases brought by sea of migrants

By Jon Dougherty

Not only are Border Patrol agents stretched too thin and extremely overworked, now they’re beginning to contract diseases long-dormant in the United States that are being brought back into the country by a sea of third-world migrants.

Now, Border Patrol officials are concerned that too many agents will contract diseases and ailments, leaving gaps in shift coverage and the agency’s ability to adequately do its job.

Carlos Favela, president of the National Border Patrol Council Local 1929, told reporters this week that the number of agents hampered by illnesses has reached alarming levels in recent years.

He added that with an estimated 20 to 25 agents from the El Paso sector calling in sick each day, others are coming into work sick because they don’t have any more sick days available to them.

â€œI believe this is probably the record, you know, Border Patrol-wide, since ever, of agents calling in sick,â€ Favela toldÂ ABC-7.



