Mercy Works of Texas Says ‘US Border Guards Need Affirmation’

Nonprofit says patrol members feel they're hated not only by migrants, but by many Americans

Volunteer Beth Knox and a Mercy Works team of volunteers delivered 600 "Border Patrol appreciation packs" to agents in McAllen, Texas, in March. Knox is photographed in her office at Mercy Works on April 12, 2022. Patrick Butler/The Epoch Times

Who thinks of showing appreciation to southern U.S. Border Patrol agents as they grapple with a flood of illegal immigrants overwhelming their efforts?

Beth Knox of Mercy Works in Garden Valley, Texas, and a team of like-minded souls did, distributing 600 “Border Patrol appreciation packs” valued at more than $15,000 to two different units near McAllen, Texas, on March 23.