Did you guys watching Lou Dobbs tonight hear Congressman Reyes say the border patrol was 45% Hispanic or was I just imagining things? Supposedly the Hispanic population (legal) in the United States is around 13% - so why are 45% of our border patrol agents Hispanic?

Shouldn't our border patrol be a fair representation of our population? Does the BP discriminate or are caucasions, blacks, etc. not applying?

This is not a dig on our border patrol, I'm sure most of them are above reproach, however, I have to question our government for placing so many in the way of temptation. I can't help but thinking that some of them have friends and relatives living in Mexico.

I guess it's a doubled edged sword because Hispanic BP agents from the border area speak Spanish, know the culture, and are familiar with the area, and that's got to be helpful. Maybe my concerns are unfounded. What do the rest of you think? Just curious.

By the way, I wonder how many Hispanics are guarding our Northern border?