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Manadas shares personal anecdotes about his family’s experience—coming from Mexico as a first-generation American, his father’s pride in his service, and the respect many immigrant families have for border patrol work. His narrative exemplifies that many agents are motivated by a sense of duty and patriotism, not animosity or hostility.
He notes that within Latino communities, there's a pride in service and an understanding that border agents are often community members who serve to uphold the country’s sovereignty, not enemies. Many families see careers in border patrol as honorable, capable of fostering more humanitarian and compassionate approaches to immigration enforcement.