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grantcart

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9. Highly doubtful

Sun Jan 29, 2017, 05:18 PM

Jan 2017

I have more than 500 Customs Officers as clients and they are not very political as a group, much less politically engaged individually or as a group than other federal employees IMO.

Moreover when they go to work they know that they leave any personal opinions behind and are simply busy looking for bad documents or illegal drugs.

In addition a high percentage of Customs Officers on the Southern border are Hispanic (many naturalized) because of the need to have fluency in Spanish.

It should be noted that Customs Officers are not in the AFGE but in the Treasury Union. The Treasury Union was an early endorser of Secretary Clinton:

http://www.fedsmith.com/2016/01/21/nteu-endorses-clinton-for-president/

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Border guards asking opinion of Trump? [View all] Chevy Jan 2017 OP

I have heard two anecdotal accounts. LisaM Jan 2017 #1

Heard about those will keep checking. n/t Chevy Jan 2017 #2

They don't even give a fuck any more...At what point does the media start giving a damn?!?! uponit7771 Jan 2017 #3

You should have your phone at the ready to record. Absolutely need a recording of this or it's TrekLuver Jan 2017 #4

It's been awhile since I've crossed the border fescuerescue Jan 2017 #6

What if you are an American citizen who criticize chitler in a few months will he have border kimbutgar Jan 2017 #5

I plan to tell them that I love Trump almost as much as I love Putin. LisaL Jan 2017 #7

Me too...I'll ask if he's still on The Apprentice.. HipChick Jan 2017 #8

He is. As an executive producer. LisaL Jan 2017 #11

Highly doubtful grantcart Jan 2017 #9

this should be reported bdamomma Jan 2017 #10