David V. Aguilar
David V. Aguilar is the former Deputy Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. In this position, he oversaw more than 43,000 Federal Agents and Officers.[1] As the nation's highest ranking Border Patrol Agent, Aguilar managed the nation's border control policing. Aguilar retired on Feb. 8, 2013. [2]
Aguilar is a supporter of "comprehensive immigration reform" but told his membership that he does not support "amnesty" or "legalization."[3]
Personal
Aguilar is a native of the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas' border region.
Mr. Aguilar received an associate degree in Accounting from Laredo Community College, attended Laredo State University (now Texas A&M International University) and University of Texas at Arlington. He is a graduate of the John F. Kennedy School of Government Harvard Senior Executive Fellows. He is a recipient of the 2005 President’s Meritorious Excellence Award, and in 2008, Chief Aguilar was a recipient of the Presidential Rank Award. Chief Aguilar and his wife of 35 years, Bea, have three children and four grandchildren. [4]
External links
- - CBP.gov - David V. Aguilar Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- - whitehouse.archives.gov David V. Aguilar Chief, Office of Border Patrol bio.
References
- ↑ http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/about/organization/commissioner.xml
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- ↑ Video of Chief Aguilar discussing immigration with Border Patrol; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zKRyda0S2k
- ↑ CPB.gov-David V. Aguilar
| Preceded by | Chief of the Border Patrol July 1, 2004–January 2010 |
Succeeded by Michael J. Fisher |
