Democratic Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly have joined a bipartisan legislative effort that would set up a reserve Border Patrol and give agents a 14 per cent raise.The lawmakers are pushing the effort along with Sens. Rob Portman and James Lankford to boost the agency, which has come under pressure by the surge of border crossings.'Border Patrol must maintain a strong workforce to secure the border, protect our communities, and ensure the fair and humane treatment of migrants. Border Patrol does not have the staffing or resources to meet that goal – our bipartisan legislation addresses these issues to adequately support Border Patrol as they protect Arizona communities,' said in a statement Thursday.
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