By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
The Border Patrol went on a hiring spree for more female agents but came far short of its goal of hiring up to 1,600 women.
The agency wanted to hire more women because of the tens of thousands of parents and children who crossed the border last year.
By last week’s deadline, the Washington Post reports that only 50 women have been selected.
“We are really looking to ramp up,” said Stacy King, Supervisory Human Resources Specialist for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency, “but recruitment, hiring and retention of female law enforcement officers continues to be a challenge for us.”
It’s not easy work, said Adriana Palacios, 36, an operations officer and recruiter for the Border Patrol station in Texas.
“You work by yourself,” Palacios said. “You could be alone in the dark and your partner is a mile down the river.”
