🚔Border Patrol adds 5,000 agents while CDC banned from hiring during outbreak
Immigration
National Security
Despite 260,000 federal employees fleeing, President Trump exempted Border Patrol and ICE from hiring freezes in July 2025 executive orders, adding 5,000 enforcement agents. Meanwhile, CDC Director Mandy Cohen cannot replace epidemiologists during bird flu outbreaks, while NASA and EPA remain frozen despite critical vacancies.
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Why This Matters
Disease experts blocked while immigration enforcers get unlimited hiring
CDC can't hire virologists to track H5N1 bird flu spreading to humans, but Border Patrol adds agents in counties with no border.
Enforcement agencies grow 25% while teachers and scientists face hiring bans
Immigration enforcement expansion costs $2 billion annually while education and research positions remain permanently frozen.
Political loyalty determines which Americans get government services
Agencies supporting Trump priorities expand rapidly while independent scientists protecting public health strangle slowly.
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