Border Policies on Tribal Lands

Borders is a topic that has been currently talked about frequently in the news over the past year, which has got me thinking what are borders? A basic definition of borders are physical or imaginary lines that divide geographic areas. However borders are not always tangible, they can be psychological as well. My definition of borders are they are barriers, real or unreal, based on certain ideas that separate for specific reasons. But since there is no standard definition that everyone agrees on, each person has their very own definition of what borders are, what they mean, and what purpose they serve.

Increasing the security of the borders in The United States became top priority following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. In 2002, 22 federal agencies were united to form The Department of Homeland Security to oversee the security of the country within and outside its borders.

The issue of illegal immigration is one of the hotly debated topics in almost every facet of society, especially among political leaders. This topic has also received huge media attention and reaction in the recent past including an article written by William Finnegan and published by The New Yorker. The article focuses on addressing the issue of borderlines and is based on the move by 17 Congress members, who wrote a letter on 28th April 2010 demanding an instant action from President Obama to enhance border security. While the increase in illegal immigration has declined in the recent past, there is still a great need to enhance border security, particularly in the as violence in the neighborhood of U.S. Mexico has continued to escalate at an alarming rate. Therefore, evaluating the need to improve border security to lessening illegal immigration is vital for enhancing the country's security and understanding its impacts on America's economy and labor force.

In the years after 9/11, immigration control have become under speculation and debates have start that immigration control is part of homeland security. Many people believe it to be true because the 9/11 attackers were going through immigration system and had one way or another violated the system and no actions

The beginning of this text, Alden summarized the current measures we are taking to secure the border as well as screen the peoples that come into this county to be a student, visit, or for employment. The author described how the government has changed over the past couple of decades to the current day on how people can enter this county for the variety of reasons and is able to attempt to detect the unwanted from entering as well. He summarized how “loose” the borders were in the past to how much more secure they are in the present.

The idea of securing the nation’s borders and securing the safety of the citizens has been a major topic since the beginning of the nation’s existence. There have always been means and procedures for it but it was never defined to the point it is today. The Homeland Security Department is a fairly new program which is constantly improving and adjusting in accordance to the threats that may arise. In the attempt to secure the United States, homeland security has become paramount and a lot of emphasis is being provided so as to ensure the safety of the borders and the citizens of the United States. So one must ponder what the difference between homeland security and homeland defense are since they both tend to mean the same

In times of need, borders can be used to limit the introduction of contagious diseases that impact the human and animal populations. When an epidemic is known, entry of people, goods, and animals from the area can be severely restricted in an attempt to reduce the likelihood of disease spread. The same can be true of public safety concerns. There are certain types of criminal activity that warrant exclusion from entry into the United States. While the methods used to detect those undesirable immigrants or visitors could be improved, border enforcement does allow for denial of entry to protect the

The importance of a border region has always been an issue of sovereignty--which national or international power can claim the right to control a border? The U.S./Mexico borderlands are no exception, and the transgression between malleable policies and stringent militarization has occurred rapidly throughout the 20th century. The high levels of socioeconomic and political ties that have existed within the border regions of California, New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona have evolved since the boom of industrialization that occurred after World War II. The development of a relationship between the United States and Mexico has been intertwined since the 1800s and policies concerning border politics have led us to believe that the border region is

“Tribe Claims Cross-Border Rights as Hunting Violations Head to Canadian Court” by Emily Schwing is an article about a tribe’s land being used as hunting grounds. This article is very controversial because the Tribe; Sinixt people who had claim over the land was thought to not exist anymore. The Canadian Government had viewed the tribe as no longer existing when the last member of the Tribe had died in 1953. People such as Rick Desautel had then started crossing borders from the United States to Canada and back in 2010 and 2011, hunting on the Sinixt peoples land. This also shows an insight on how important a Tribe’s land really is to them. It is known that if a Tribe member were to get into any sort of conflict the Tribe would provide support

Native Americans have had quite a different amount of struggles ever since the immigration of Europeans into the country. However, the United States government has been able to improvise and slightly help the Natives whose land has been taken away from them. There have been a numerous amount of policies given that have impacted their daily lives. Three of those policies would be the Reorganization, Indian Gaming Regulation, and American Indian Religious Freedom Acts.

America’s Border Control is a security system that protects America’s borders and makes sure that no terrorist or illegal immigrants enter America without a green card. The border control has been paid billions and maybe trillions of dollars to protect our borders.

acquired through forcible relocation, military engagement, settler encroachment, and other coercive means, while significant barriers were placed in the way of Native American tribes seeking to dispute their dispossession in the courts. By 1946, all Indian claims based on treaty violations were barred from the U.S. Court of Claims, and most tribal claims involving land could be litigated only through special jurisdictional legislation. Notwithstanding these barriers, large number of tribal claims were advancing through the courts.

Throughout history of the United States and Mexican border there has been multiple depths of changes and immigration. From the area trading country ownership to population changes to having a fence line created on it. Seen in Figure1, the U.S.-

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.