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The Travel Ban marks a major turning point in the policies on immigration in the United States. Due to increased terrorist attacks and illegal immigrant numbers rising, it is believed that temporarily banning immigrants from particular countries is key to ensuring safety within the United States. Though many have expressed their concern towards the ban because of its similarity to previous discriminatory and unconstitutional acts. The ban has even been referred to as the “Muslim Ban”.

Since the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, immigration control and national homeland security have been issues of concern for both the national government and private citizens. In the wake of the attacks, a lot of articles were written about what the appropriate response should be to prevent another attack. In 2004, Mark Krikorian wrote an article for the Providence Journal entitled “Safety through Immigration Control” in which he contends that the only means to keep America safe from a follow-up attack is to strengthen and enforce immigration law to prevent terrorists from being able to enter the country. Edwidge Danticat, writing for The Nation in 2005, provides a juxtaposition to Krikorian’s stance in her essay “Not Your Homeland”, in which she describes her witnessing of the inhumane conditions many immigrants are forced to endure in the name of increased security to protect the country. She questions whether the added protections are worth the human cost we are paying by treating immigrants and refugees as guilty until proven innocent. At the crossroads of these two perspectives lies the question: what is the proper balance between national security and the humane treatment of immigrants?

The U.S. has always being considered the land of opportunities. Back in my home country opportunities were very scarce, which led to my family immigrating to the U.S. for a better future. Having had firsthand experience in the immigration transition system, it has been captivating to hear in the news about the Executive Order Obama issued on November 20, 2014. Seeing families getting separated, violence raising in the Mexican border, and the increasing Latin population in the U.S. signaled the need for this Executive Order in immigrant communities. Even though the Constitution states that Congress has the duty of writing our Nation’s laws, President Obama declared an Executive Order on Immigration. It is believed to be a political boom for

There has been protest and arrest since the new executive order took plane on March those who are protesting are asking the president to reconsider the new order and instead consider a reform for all those illegally here. Other states have created a sanctuary for all those who are in fear of being deported and have gotten the approval of the government for the school not to realize any information to ICE agent of their students or their families. Homeland Security agents are claiming that only those with an extensive criminal record with the local law enforcement are been rounded up and arrested for deportation. In recent weeks, the community has seen arrest of immigrants who have no prior criminal record being detained by ICE agents. The public has come in defending the immigrants who were a victim of a raid by ICE, they have been informing citizens about the necessary steps they should take if an ICE agent were to show up at someone door steps. They have also asked those who are a green card holder not to sign any papers given to you because you might sign over your residency in this

The 2016 presidential campaign, was wrought with several controversial issues, none more so than the refugee crisis. Throughout the campaign, Donald Trump’s Anti-Muslim rhetoric, appeared to go against the American ideals of protecting religious freedoms. This trend continued into his presidency, he enacted Executive Order 13769 “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States”, banning immigrants and refugees from seven predominately Muslim countries. While, the President claims these measures were taken to prevent any future terrorist attacks on the United States, many question if the Order has more to do with instilling a ban on Islam. Yet, with the possibility of terrorists entering the United States, how can we

I. Newly inaugurated President Donald Trump has recently approved a ban involving the restriction of travel into the United States of immigrants from seven Muslim countries. Since this ban is only for up to 90 days, this is just the beginning of a potentially longer or even permanent ban. This is not the first time he has demonstrated the lack of regard with social equality.

The United States has had numerous presidents varying in political parties, beliefs, and ethical values. And in a country as diverse in race, religion, and culture as the U.S. is, it does not come as surprise that the country has yet to elect a president in which everyone supports. Every president has their flaws and every action of the White House is controversial and scrutinized. Martin Luther King Jr. once said “The ultimate measure of a man is not of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy”. With every presidency comes controversies which can define the legacy of that president and their impact on the country. Following more present day presidencies, President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration is an extremely controversial topic around the world right now. Using an executive order President Trump has temporarily banned travel from seven countries.

By surveying police chiefs in communities with populations of over 65,000 a few things were found. City policies and police practices have significantly influenced each other. However, a little under half (46%) of the police departments were said to have no policy (Enforcement of Immigration Law,Pg.17). Because they have no policy, it is up to the departments to decide themselves how to deal with unauthorized immigrants. Decisions the departments make would later influence many of the cities policies that would later be implemented. The studies also found that if there were an actual written policy regarding racial profiling, there would be significantly less levels of immigration enforcement. Another interesting discovery was that many of the researched influences for policy making such as, the demographic change within the community and the political context in the community, don’t really influence policy making. The act of labeling a condition as a public problem is more influential in shaping policy agendas. The flow of undocumented immigrants to the U.S. has even been labeled as an “invasion” to the West, from not only Mexico but all immigrant communities. Many media sources and politicians began using this type of vocabulary and descriptions in order to target these “invaders”and make them out as a threat. This act of labeling immigrants as “members of

In America, there has always been a long-standing history of hostility and opposition to immigrants. In a sense, immigrants are viewed under the same light and manner as an enemy threatening the constitution and safety of American citizens. During, the introduction the author states that “the antagonism was based on fear of what the wretched refuse was doing to America” (Elliott 25). This mindset and attitude towards immigrants eventually lead to the immigrant restriction of 1920. Although the terminology has changed, the fear of the unknown and what we cannot control still remains. History has a tendency to repeat itself and if anything, the recent executive order signed by our president is proof of this.

The main focus of this week’s readings was about the United States reception of immigrants through policy. From the Martin reading, we saw that there are two main approaches to immigrant policy. They may be accommodating or they can also be restrictive. For the former, these policies extend rights to unauthorized immigrants, such as access to health care or tuition assistance. These policy tend to appear where there has been a history of unauthorized immigrants and the local populace does not see the harm in having them within their city. Varsayani describes sanctuary ordinance as a cities declaration of noncooperation with federal immigration authorities. These cities will choose to deal with unauthorized immigrant as a citizen of that city and will only contact federal immigration authorities in case of a felony. On the other hand, there are the exclusionary policy approaches that are undertaken by state and local level governments. Varsayani explains that when a city or state experiences a large influx of immigrants whether they may be legal or illegal there sometimes is a negative reaction to their arrival. Often fueled by fear many citizens make assumptions about illegal immigrants and join together to pass ordinances or propositions that would make it difficult for those immigrants to live in their city or state. Whenever states or local governments do this they preempt their power over immigration issues that are not part of their jurisdiction. This is often done

The United States of America has always been a refuge where poor and oppressed people from the far corners of the world can come to begin a new life. Much of the nation’s allure to prospective immigrants is in its promise of equal opportunity for all, regardless of race, creed, or color. But the pressures of rising unemployment rates, congested cities, a crippled healthcare system, and national debt skyrocketing out of control have caused America to defend her borders against the influx of immigrants that threaten her already ailing economy. Still, despite all the heightened security measures incorporated in recent decades, a steady stream of immigrants continue to enter the country illegally. The Washington Times reports that there are

During the month of March, many news outlets have been reporting on the ever-changing policies regarding immigration and asylum in the United States, including travel ban revisions, proposed flight restrictions, and new methods of apprehension. All in the name of national security, these new practices are introduced to build walls by creating a complex web of obstacles to halt the flow of migrants and refugees that could be detrimental to the nation’s well-being. However, this month’s news has also shed some light on both the positive as well as the adverse effects of these changes. Some important themes to recognize in this month’s media are the U.S. Government’s responses to the economic and terrorist threat of refugees, the presence of manhunting

However, this is a desperate approach to wanting to keep some components of his travel ban. President Trump believes that increased scrutiny will ensure that less individuals who could possibly be threatening to the US will not be granted a visa. This is an unrealistic approach believing an enhanced questioning interview will bring forth more possible threats to the United States. With the interviews for visa applicants only being approximately five minutes long, it will be difficult and inefficient for the interviewer to increase analysis of possible threatening individuals (Shear). This is a desperate attempt for President Trump to try and show his strength to the American people and not giving up on one of his priorities. The longer he tries to write more executive orders pertaining to the travel ban, the orders will no longer be about national security, but targeting various regions due to their cultural and religious background as we have already seen with the original travel

Donald Trump introduced the travel ban as a temporary ban, by this wording it blatantly states that the barring of refugees will eventually be rescinded. According to the White House website, the entry of people from the seven countries will be “suspended for 90 days” and in addition, the White House also “suspended the United States

Around 6:44 A.M of June the 5th of 2017, the 45th president of the United States, Donald J Trump, had tweeted “In any event we are EXTREME VETTING people coming into the U.S. in order to help keep our country safe. The courts are slow and political!.”