Source: ProPublica
This article looks at the crisis happening at the border from the perspective of a border patrol agent who just wants to keep his head down. The agent, who did not want to reveal his identity, stated “The most I felt I could do was make sure toilet paper was stocked. Or if someone wanted an extra juice, I’d give them an extra juice. Or maybe do something to make someone’s day a little nicer; maybe smile and treat them with respect. That’s all I felt I had the power to do.” He also differentiated between two types of border patrol agents: ones that see the immigrants in custody as criminals or ones feel that they are part of a broken immigration system.