America Is A Nation Left Unsecured Will Fall

While Al Qaeda infiltration across the nation's southern border has been a constant concern since 9/11, US officials cite recent intelligence giving the most definitive evidence yet that terrorists are planning to use it as an entry point - if they haven't already. "I'm worried about our border," Sen. John McCain of Arizona said at a March 17 2005 at Senate hearing on threats facing the US. "We have now hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people who are crossing illegally every year. And we are now seeing a larger number of people cross our southern border who are from countries of interest as opposed to just Latin American [countries].

His goals of holding office is he wants to embrace a big positive job growth and opportunity agenda, repeal Obama care, secure the border, stop the president's unconstitutional amnesty, hold government accountable, rein in judicial activism, ted wants to stop culture of corruption, pass fundamental tax reform making our tax code simpler, fatter, fairer,audit federal reserve, repeal common care and deal seriously with the threats off isls and nuclear Iran.

This year’s election cycle brought heated debates and discussions about many things; “the wall”, free trade, NAFTA, immigration issues, borders security and policy issues. Regardless of which side of the political isle you stand, which way the political winds sway in Washington D.C., one thing is certain not to change with the election cycle, and that is, the actual physical border between The United States and Mexico. Therefore, if we can’t change that, and we can’t, then there needs to be solutions to problems that continue to exist between the two sovereign countries. Trade and Security are two of the most important factors for neighboring countries and they must not be ignored. Beyond just good political, diplomatic, and strategic vision it is important to understand there are cultural, education and diversity complexities which takes tremendous and often times delicate maneuvering to come together for the greater good of both economies and governments, as millions of people rely on successful trade agreements and security.

On the issues, Ted Cruz holds many unique positions, often stirring controversy amongst Democrats and fellow Republicans alike. Ted Cruz identifies strongly with the Tea Party Movement, leaning to the far right on many social, domestic and international issues. He particularly emphasizes his bold stances on issues like fighting ISIS, reducing taxes, and lifting regulations on business. However, one area that Cruz is especially passionate about is the many social issues that are debated by American citizens. On gay marriage, Cruz has maintained that he as a believer in traditional marriage between a man and a woman. He sponsored and passed a bill in the United States Senate to leave the decision of marriage to individual state legislatures.

A strong, independent and thriving Texas economy is a top priority of Gov. Perry’s. His efforts to provide a reasonable legal climate, a sensible regulatory environment and inducements for job growth and business development have made for a more prosperous state. This focus on tax and regulatory reform, increasing trade, forming industry clusters, and investing for growth has strengthened our state’s economy to weather the forces of our nation’s recent economic struggles.

Ted Cruz’s approach to the situation is cut the government spendings and lower the national debt. The debt ceiling is rapidly approaching; Ted has argued over not to raise the limit, but use this time to start large cuts in government spending. Ted Cruz is very much so against any government spending. Ted would even go on to say that “It’s a sad statement that the easiest way to get bipartisan agreement in Washington is to increase spending, debt, and taxes” (Patten, 2013). Cruz also oppose any measure to cut military pensions by just 1 percent. This would only cut around 23 billion dollars from the national debt, but it is a start, which Ted Cruz opposes. When confronted by this, he would describe himself as “profoundly optimistic” in weather American can get back on track (Patten, 2013).

Senator Cornyn has a long history in politics and legislation. He served as a district judge, a justice on the Texas Supreme Court, and Attorney General of Texas, all before being elected to the Texas State Senate in 2002. Cornyn has worked to improve international relationships, tax reform, and small business relationships. He has been recognized and awarded for his work in all three subjects. Senator Cornyn is actively serving on the Senate’s Finance and Judiciary Committees, and is also the Majority Whip. Senator Ted Cruz is a first time senator who was elected in 2012. Cruz is currently serving on five senate committees: Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Armed Services; Judiciary; Joint Economic; and Rules and Administration. Before becoming a Senator, Cruz was the youngest, longest serving, and first Hispanic Solicitor General in the state of Texas. Now, Senator Ted Cruz is running as a republican candidate for President in the elections of

It is clear why the breach of security on the southern border is of concern to both governments as well as to citizens of US and Mexico. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is working to secure the border by ensuring that an effective combination of staffing, technology, and infrastructure is utilized to protect the more than 8,000 miles of land and maritime areas along both the northern and southern borders, however the current system in place needs urgent changes in order to secure the borders and move forward to target all illicit activities that take place on the border. The next step will be redirect the attention and work on the effects that it brings to citizens of the countries involved. It is easy to think only on the effects that it brings to United States but also for Mexico it has a negative impact. It is often assumed that illegal immigrants are all Mexican citizens crossing the border however this statement is not a fact. Mexico is being used as a bridge by illegal immigration immigrating to United States from neighbor countries such as Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, and Peru. The federal government, the DHS and agencies involved in securing our borders need to create a comprehensive plan to guarantee the DHS gains

Rafael Edward Cruz was born December 22, 1970. Cruz was elected to the U.S senate in 2012 and was the first Hispanic American to serve as a U.S senator representing Texas. Ted Cruz is a republican candidate who strongly supports keeping god in public schools, stricter punishment that reduces crime, expanding the military, stricter limits on political campaign funds, and never legalizing marijuana. As well Cruz opposes abortion being a woman s right, same sex marriage and LGBT rights, pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens, and stay out of Iran.

Lourdes Medrano is a strong advocate for immigration reform to strengthen the border and the security manning the border. She supports her argument by showing how President George W. Bush’s surge on the US-Mexican border. President Bush doubled the man power along the border, while leading the technological advance on the border. Medrano shows how President Bush brought immigration reform into the spotlight, when roughly 1.6 million immigrants where entering the US illegally. Now the number is historically lower at 356,873 immigrants. The budget for the border patrol has been steadily increasing 1.1 billion in 2001 to 3.5 billion in 2012. Medrano presents how President Bush signed the Secure Fence Act in 2006, which authorized 700 miles of fencing. This his directly contributed to 651 miles of fencing created by 2012. Surge on immigration reform has also doubled the man power from 2001 to 2012, which is exactly what President Bush envisioned. With the border patrol now being a division of Homeland Security and help from the national guard, they have grown much bigger then what they once were. Even the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says that “our borders have, in fact, never been stronger.”

One of the biggest issues in America today is his next issue “Health Care” which he basically degrades Obamacare and is pushing his parties Patient Care Act. It is not clear in his statement what exactly that act is other than it will be better than what we have now. Not enough information to make an informed decision on which would be more benefit other than it is his opinion that it would

The first step in Rubio’s immigration plan would be to secure “the most vulnerable and most trafficked sectors of the southern border.” To accomplish this, Rubio would, among other things: “hire 20,000 new Border Patrol agents, finish all 700 miles of walls on our southern border, and install $4 billion in new cameras and sensors on the border.” However, Rubio championed the Gang of Eight bill that would have significantly weakened border security, and opposed amendments to the bill that would mandate completion of a border

Republican presidential candidate nominee Ted Cruz has adopted a new immigration plan similar to that of Donald Trump. His plan would end birthright citizenship, limit legal immigration, construct a wall between the U.S. and Mexico, and increase the deportation of undocumented immigrants from that U.S. Cruz’s hard stance on immigration.

Although written in 2003, Andreas’ article “Redrawing the Line” provides an interesting perspective into national sovereignty and contemporary anxiety regarding American border security, specifically as applied to Mexico. Poignantly, the author states that no state will ever ensure complete control of its territorial integrity by sealing its borders (109). However, Andreas contends that this reality does not, in fact, imply that “states have ‘lost control’ over their borders” (110). Furthermore, he offers an interesting perspective into the different types of borders, which he categorizes as military, economic, and police (85). Each type of border, and its associated security, maintain their own costs and benefits. For example, although strict

Implementing stringent security controls along the borders is likely to reduce the influx of illegal immigration into the United States. With the increased border security, the American government could have helped alleviate the occurrence of the 9/11 bombing. Though this strategy is essential in alleviating the influx of illegal immigrants to certain geographic areas, increased border controls in these locations have made other, less controlled areas of the border more vulnerable. Rising crime rates, discarded debris, increased apprehension rates, and growing public scrutiny in these less secure areas provide clear evidence that border security is at once a social, an economic, and a national security issue.