In an opinion piece, Fordham Law Professor John Pfaff argues that, even with $30 billion worth of recruiting efforts, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will not reach its hiring goals.
In an opinion piece, Fordham Law School Professor John Pfaff argues that even with all this recruiting efforts, ICE will not reach its hiring goals.
He argues that the agency has historically faced difficulties to bolster ranks, that the base pay and salary range for ICE agents is lower than at other law enforcement agencies, such as the New York Police Department, and that ongoing protests and dislike for the agents makes the job less attractive.
Pfaff worries that this will force ICE to lower standards, which makes the new hires less competent and potentially more prone to law violations, or that it would turn to contractors and right-wing extremists, which also may only further harden the actions of the agency in immigrant communities already reeling from indiscriminate ICE raids.
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