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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Valerie Gonzalez and Elliot Spagat

FOUND: Border patrol hiring spree offers lessons as another immigration agency embarks on massive growth - You Need To See This

In 2006, top U.S. Border Patrol officials were asked how long it would take to hire 6,000 agents, a roughly 50% increase at the time. Michael Fisher, then deputy chief in San Diego, says the officials concluded they would need five years.

“You have 2 1/2 years,” Fisher recalls being told.

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