EXCLUSIVE — Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) became the first Democrat to back a new border-related bill that would help expand hiring for U.S. Customs and Border Protection applicants. 

The Arizona Democrat running for Arizona’s Senate seat, left vacant by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), is supporting the Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act, which would remove the polygraph requirement for those applying for positions at CBP who have previous law enforcement experience or military security clearances.