Sen. Rick Scott: New York Times Refuses to Run Pro-Border Agent Letter

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To call for public shaming of the brave men and women of our Customs & Border Protection is the most un-American, disgusting thing I've read in a long time. I'd like to watch this author try to do their job for just one day.

I am against the practice of separating families and believe every human being should be treated with respect and dignity. If there is mistreatment of migrants at our border, then action should be swiftly taken to hold any individuals responsible.

But to suggest that our border agents and ICE officials should be publicly shamed for enforcing our laws is a new low. I'm disgusted by members of Congress and others who do nothing to fix our broken immigration system, and instead attack the men and women of our border patrol that are simply trying to do their jobs.

What we have on our Southern border is a crisis, no doubt. But our brave border agents are not the ones to blame.

These are honest people that put themselves in danger to secure our border and protect our country. These are people who go above and beyond to save lives. In testimony we heard in the Homeland Security Committee recently, CBP told us that their agents have saved more than 400 individuals from drowning in the Rio Grande river. These are Americans that have to go home to their families every night and watch their careers get attacked on TV and in newspapers by liberal Democrats who have refused to fix the problem they created in the first place by not securing our border and fixing our immigration laws.

It's time we stop the disgusting rhetoric and paralyzing inaction. It's time we stop attacking law enforcement and actually do something to secure our border and protect families.

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