By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
Border Patrol is taking up to 30,000 applications for field agent jobs, marking its largest recruitment effort in nearly a decade, the Monitor reports.
“With the arrival of the UTRGV School of Medicine, SpaceX, increased international trade, increased private businesses and government jobs there is no doubt the Rio Grande Valley is experiencing economic growth,” said RGV sector Acting Chief Raul Ortiz.
Congress enacted a law in 2006 requiring Border Patrol to have at least 21,000 agents.
Border Patrol plans to hire about 1,000 agents.
Applicants must be between the agents of 18 and 37.
The process is expected to take about seven months.
