While politicians and pundits endlessly debate immigration
policy, U.S. Border Patrol agents put their lives on the line to
enforce immigration law. In a day's work, agents may catch a load
of narcotics, apprehend groups of people entering the country
illegally, and intercept a potential terrorist. Their days often
include rescuing aliens from death by thirst or murder by border
bandits, preventing neighborhood assaults and burglaries, and
administering first aid to accident victims, and may involve
delivering an untimely baby or helping stranded motorists. As Bill
Broyles and Mark Haynes sum it up, "Border Patrol is a hero job,"
one that too often goes unrecognized by the public.
Desert Duty puts a human face on the Border Patrol. It features
interviews with nineteen active-duty and retired agents who have
worked at the Wellton, Arizona, station that watches over what is
arguably the most perilous crossing along the border--a sparsely
populated region of the Sonoran Desert with little water and summer
temperatures that routinely top 110F. The agents candidly discuss
the rewards and frustrations of holding the line against illegal
immigrants, smugglers, and other criminals--while often having to
help the very people they are trying to thwart when they get into
trouble in the desert. As one agent explains, "The thrill is
tracking 'em up before they die. It's a rough ol' way to go--run
outta water in this desert."
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