tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26488480.post1531200260000588401..comments2023-10-26T20:55:55.495-07:00Comments on Security in Latin America: Border Patrol on the wrong side of the LawSamuel Loganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14459740576660047892noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26488480.post-20858443476607011042009-05-10T15:28:00.000-07:002009-05-10T15:28:00.000-07:00It seems like a lot because we're not only not use...It seems like a lot because we're not only not used to reading about corruption occurring on our side of the border, but many Americans think US agents are immune to that sort of thing. Not so. US agents along the border have problems like anyone else, and especially with the economy the way it is, some of those problems may be solved with a few bribes. The percentage of US agents involved in illegal activity is still considered very small, but given the credo of not ratting out a fellow cop or agent, I wonder how many more are still involved. You can read more on my take on this issue on my border analysis blog: http://borderviolenceanalysis.typepad.com/mexicos_drug_war/2009/04/arrests-of-border-agents-on-the-rise.html.Sylvia Longmirehttp://borderviolenceanalysis.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.com