Trump wants 400 TSA agents sent to the border

[left-of-center2012]

Democrats raised concerns on Tuesday that the Transportation Security Administration’s ongoing problems with high turnover rates could worsen after the Trump administration announced it would send 400 TSA workers to the southwest border to help with the migrant surge.

Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., House Homeland Security chairman: “I’m concerned that we are now putting airports at risk potentially, as well as the traveling public at risk in general, by taking people away from airports and sending them to the border.”

USA Today reported that TSA workers reallocated to the border will be assisting in meal preparation, property management, and legal assistance for asylum petitioners.

The 400 volunteers from TSA are coming from all divisions, Department of Homeland Security officials said, including front-line officers, headquarters personnel and federal air marshals.

https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/diverting-tsa-personnel-border-wont-help-morale-democrats-say

[Iliyah]

1. Who's gonna protect the USA when

Russia attacks?

[StarfishSaver]

5. If they invade us at the southern border, will be fine ...

[Wounded Bear]

2. Somehow, it makes a perverted sort of Republican sense...

since the bulk of the "illegal immigration" and smuggling problem is really people and contraband coming through our airports, let's send all the TSA people down south to chase poor families around the desert.

[2naSalit]

3. And they aren't even going to be looking for

immigrants, they'll be cooking and whatever, they aren't trained for border patrol operations. This is offensive and just needs to stop. what a crock of poo.

[Lochloosa]

4. Can I keep my shoes on now?

[RainCaster]

6. We don't have enough TSA in Seattle already!

The security lines stretched out the doors and in to the parking lot last weekend. Trump is an idiot. We need to replace him with someone smarter than my dog. Immediately.

[matt819]

7. Volunteers

Maybe.

But they are federal employees, and they know they can figure out a way to bank the per diem. I knew folks whose jobs required damn near non-stop travel (TDY - Temporary Duty in bureaucratese). Sure, it was a tough gig, but they made a fortune.

Other comment. Headquarters personnel? Any admin required can be done by their headquarters. Air marshalls and front-line personnel? I thought they were needed because of the non-stop threat to air travel since 9/11. Guess it wasn't really necessary after all. Can we now keep our shoes on?