Vincent ‘Rocco’ Vargas: Pat Tillman, the Border Crisis, BORSTAR, & More - Change Agents Extended Cut

Change Agents with Andy Stumpf

IRONCLAD

Society & Culture

4.9 • 648 Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2023

⏱️ 115 minutes

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Today on Change Agents, we revisit one of Season 1’s most popular episodes: A conversation with Vincent ‘Rocco’ Vargas. Originally cut down to about 45 minutes to focus on the border crisis, this extended cut features a more in-depth conversation with Rocco about military career, his combat experience, family life, and more. You can watch the original version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SXDmz369kE Vincent Vargas is a special operations combat veteran (2nd Ranger Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment), actor, writer, and producer. After his time in the military and a stint as a prison guard, he became a BORSTAR Agent – a member of the Border Patrol Search, Trauma, and Rescue Unit attached to BORTAC, the Border Patrol Tactical Unit. Today, you can see Rocco on the FX series Mayans MC, and his book, “Borderline: Defending the Home Front” releases this fall. Subscribe to the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/change-agents-with-andy-stumpf/id1677415740 Change Agents is an IRONCLAD original. Partners: HVMN – You can find Ketone-IQ at https://hvmn.com/changeagents to save 30% on your first subscription. Shop IRONCLAD Apparel: https://shop.thisisironclad.com/ Change Agents is an IRONCLAD original. Visit https://www.thisisironclad.com to learn more. Be sure to subscribe to @thisisironclad on YouTube and major social platforms. Follow us on Social - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisisironclad Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ThisIsIRONCLAD#changeagents #Andystumpf #ironclad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	So when people found out like, oh, hey, there's this thing called Title 42.
0:03.1	I think it's Title 42.
0:03.9	I don't want to speak, I think it is.
0:05.4	But let's just use that for reference.
0:06.5	Say, oh, the Title 42, this is what it means, right?
0:08.7	And so like, oh shit, let's go, boom. So the big influx you saw at the border is because they knew that there was a different policy in place. and that policy meant that they would be more lenient on them.
0:17.5	So like, let's give it a shot.
0:19.1	Boom, huge influx of immigration.
0:21.5	Border patrol stations are not built
0:23.9	to take on more than a on them. So like, let's give it a shot. Boom. Huge influx of immigration. Border patrol stations
0:22.8	are not built to take on more than a certain amount, which is very low, maybe 25 people.
0:28.3	And so you get over hundreds and thousands and thousands of people like, well, how do you fix that?
0:32.5	There's no, that's nothing in the system that tells them how to manage that besides package them up and hand them off ice to do whatever they need to do with them right
0:40.9	how can i help how can i be useful in ending needless suffering do not be afraid of work that has no end
0:51.2	we have to organize a social movement.
0:58.0	We have an opportunity to lead by example, versus just talking, hot air.
1:01.0	I think the more people in this fight, the more we grow,
1:05.0	eventually it could change.
1:06.0	The people are the ones that can make the change.
1:08.0	The people are the ones that can make the change.
1:16.2	What's going on, everybody?
1:22.2	I hope that you enjoyed season one of change agents, which is an Ironclad original.
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