LA Mayor Karen Bass Slammed as ‘Racist’ for Saying It Is ‘Sad’ to See So Many Latino Border Patrol Agents

Karen Bass, the democratic mayor of Los Angeles, was blasted online as a ‘racist’ after describing the unprecedented numbers of Latinos joining the Border Patrol as ‘sad’.

The mayor expressed her disappointment in an interview on Friday with Wolf Blitzer on ‘The Situation Room,’ which sparked outrage online, with many calling her ‘racist’ and a ‘hypocrite’ for being ‘disappointed in diversity.’

The mayor was asked her thoughts about an inside report at a border patrol academy showing the record-breaking number of recruits joining US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), with many being Latino.

‘Well, in a way, I think it’s sad,’ Bass replied. ‘I think that those Border Patrol agents are going to have a difficult time when they’re out in the field, and they see what actually happens in real life separate from their training.’

Bass believes Latinos’ primary incentive is financial, and added that it speaks to the economic situation that millions of Americans are struggling with.

However, the report she had just watched showed multiple Latinos describing their motivations that had nothing to do with money.

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Over half of the agents serving on the southern border are Hispanic, and applications are higher than 70 percent from one year ago, according to the CBP.

The findings left the mayor disappointed as she added: ‘I definitely am concerned about that report.’

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