Homeland Security Issues

“Senate Bill 4 is a piece of legislation that Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed in May and it aims to ban “sanctuary cities” by requiring sheriffs, constables, police chiefs and other local leaders to cooperate with federal immigration authorities and allows police to ask about the immigration status of individuals they lawfully detain” (Alvarez). The consequences for sheriffs, constables, police chiefs and other local leaders if they do not follow the legislation are that they could face Class A misdemeanor and possibly jail time (Mansoor & Pollock). “In addition, they can could face civil penalties ranging from $1,000 to $1,500 for the first violation and $25,000 to 25,500 for consecutive offenses” (Alvarez). Many people are against Senate

(WEN) - Two weeks ago President Donald Trump signed an executive order to support immigration enforcement and punish local governments that don't comply with federal authorities. This includes potentially taking away funding for any city that deems itself a sanctuary city.

An all-consuming fear and uncertainty continues to spread among Latino communities nationwide, after hundreds of immigrants continue to get arrested during ICE raids across the U.S. Fear continues to grow among the Latino community in Morristown, N.J., as President Trump has made it clear that he would stick with his deportation force plan. According to the last Census, Hispanics make 34.1% of the population in Morristown, N.J., and it’s estimated that one-third of the 34.1% are illegal immigrants. Amid chaos and outcry, Morristown’s mayor, police chief, community faith leaders, among other city leaders gathered with community members on Feb. 25 in Morristown, N.J. at Millburn Town Hall to discuss the new immigration law and the potential challenges

First of all, the U.S Constitution protects these sanctuary cities. Since federal government and state government. If the city in the state decides to become a sanctuary city, there should be nothing in the way of them. The federal government shouldn’t intervene into something that they shouldn’t be in. Good relationships with local law enforcement and the people of the city documented or not, is essential in order for prosperous growth. When the people of the city and the law enforcement can help each other and communicate without fear of being deported or stripped from their family, then that city should be an example for all others. Protecting these undocumented immigrants from unjust Federal Immigration Laws should be one of the main goals. The government is taking the hard working people that have been here their entire lives. Trump’s idea of sanctuary cities is a bit blurry due to the fact that he only looks at crimes. Trump does not look at all the important things that undocumented people and families do like work the jobs that no one else wants to do. They do it efficiently as well, it’s not like if they do a bad job. Undocumented immigrants are actually working the fields putting all the food that other people use on their plates. As a matter of fact, now that Mr. Trump wants to build “a giant beautiful wall”, most of the people that will be actually building will

An “Illegal Immigrant” is someone who avoids inspection and/or overstays the period of time given to them as a tourist, business person, or a visitor(Dictonary.com). Illegal Immigrants need Sanctuary cities and open borders, but in reality, Sanctuary cites do not need Illegal Immigrants, and open borders because they are very well populated. According to Daily Signal, a news organization for society, news editor Josh Siegel posted a chart of the top U.S cities with the highest illegal population. The current population census in the top four sanctuary cities that are listed below are: Los Angeles, 4,041,707 people(Grad), New York City 8,537,637 people(ny.gov), Chicago 2,720,546 people (United States Census Bureau), and lastly Seattle, 684,451(Schlosser). Los Angeles and New York City, both have the highest estimated illegal population, and population census. So, if they do not put some effort in by making immigrants follow the legal process to become a citizen in the United States, then ICE will come and start deporting illegals which could decline Los Angeles, and New York City’s population drastically. Well, actually most city administrators think it is politically correct to have Sanctuary cities regardless of the consequences are looming around because it is a political agenda that Democrats favor more than the Republicans. Illegal Immigration and the

These policies have changed the way people travel to and from Mexico and the United States. By strengthening the enforcement efforts along the border, law enforcement has made it safer for all migrants who are looking to enter the U.S. legally. “The effect of U.S. immigration enforcement is not so much to stop migration, but to define the status of people- as subordinate- once they have arrived” (111). Many people were blocked from entering the country, such as imbeciles, homosexuals, and contract laborers. Although, it has been the nonwhite, poor, minorities that have been, and still are, the targets for deportation, detention, and

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

For example, their arrest rates plummeted even though the number of criminal investigations rose up back in 2008 (Policing Borders, Pg.100). In their intention to fight illegal immigration, the Maricopa County Department created an extensive distrust between the latino communities and law enforcement authorities. The department's tactics against immigrants have also been very expensive resulting in very few major arrests. The department’s “crime suppression” tactics involve patrolling Hispanic neighborhoods without any evidence of crime being done. This violates policies that intend to prevent racial profiling (Policing Borders, Pg.101). When police promote the use of racial profiling, targeted groups become deviants in the eyes of the community and it becomes a social norm to stigmatize against these groups, in this case unauthorized immigrants. Since this analysis of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department, one of many counties in Arizona, before the implementation of SB 1070, the results today could possibly be tremendously

During recent years, we have seen the focus on immigration shift from every other racial and ethnic group to Mexican immigrants because of the disproportionate representation of Latinos on the news for instances of drugs and criminality. In 2010, SB 1070 was passed in Arizona and it was essentially an anti-immigrant law, which allowed “police to demand papers proving citizenship or immigration status from anyone they stop and suspect of being in the country unlawfully” (ACLU). It allowed the police and other paramilitary forces to racially profile Latinos without any probable cause and allowed them to harass people and question their legality based on assumptions of race. This legislation allowed “the deportations of almost 400,000 people in

Immigration in the United States is often a subject of political and public debate. With the growth of immigration in the United States each year, the role of immigrants in the labor market, enforcement and humane policies, and benefits and cost are questions that primarily come up. With that being said, it is important for the public to have accurate historical information regarding immigration. Now as president-elect Donald Trump has stated his stance on immigration, it is important to keep in mind that there are still some who oppose his views and are in support for immigration in the U.S.; for example, many mayors and police chiefs have come out and stated that they are continuing sanctuary policies despite federal threats. Sanctuary cities are cities in the United States that shelter undocumented and illegal immigrants.

This article from The Philadelphia Inquirer was written in 2012, which describes the controversy of the Arizona immigration law, during a time when privacy became a threat to the people that are trying to make living near the borders of where Arizona and Mexico meet. According the the article, the Arizona immigration law gives the right for any state and local law enforcement officials to stop and check the immigration status of those whom seem suspicious, and allows arrests without a warrant if authorities have a probable cause to believe a noncitizen has committed an offense. If a noncitizen is to be stop with a probable cause, that noncitizen will have a higher chance of being a subject for deportation, even though the noncitizen has been

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has an agreement with thirty-two law enforcement in sixteen states that deputizes local law enforcement officers to perform the functions of federal immigration agents. This agreement has brought a lot of controversy on whether local law enforcement should have this power. Not only that but several law enforcement agencies have opposed this on the idea that it would negatively affect local community policing. “Sheriffs, police chiefs, and law enforcement leaders sent a letter to members of the Senate Committee… In the letter, law enforcement leaders said the sweeping proposals neglect the complexity involved in their varying localities by imposing a federal, “one-size-fits-all” solution and would compel local law enforcement agencies to engage in immigration enforcement activities. Instead, the urge Congress to focus on past-due reforms to the immigration system so that local police do not lose capacity to focus on violent crimes true threats to community safety.” (Fyler, 2015). This agreement could be extremely detrimental to community policing. As well as the fact that there is a reason that immigration is in the federal jurisdiction and in my opinion shouldn’t be in the hands of local law enforcement officers who do not have the same training. They need to look into another direction on a way they handle

Second, leaders in immigrant communities often support local enforcement of immigration law when it involves violent crime but are sometimes reluctant to cooperate if residents are being targeted for simple immigration violations. Next, some local community leaders worry that programs such as 287 (g) amount to little more than money transfers from local jurisdictions to the federal government. Finally, some leaders in immigrant communities complain that immigration raids and enforcement leads to community fear and hardships for families broken up by the enforcement of established immigration law.

As an American girl, sometimes I think it’s dangerous to walk or drive by myself at night. However, after my first meeting with Johanna (who is my service-learning partner), I’ve learned living in America is a blessing and is safer than most countries. Although we should always be aware of our surroundings, we are not continually concerned about being robbed or killed. Johanna and I discussed Ecuador’s safety and security issues in comparison to the United States. From our discussion and through media, my first opinion on Ecuador’s is the economy is unstable, drug use is high and crime is rampant. I find it disturbing the media does not report on the safety and security issues in Ecuador as well as other countries. I explored the major contributions behind the crime and residential security in Ecuador; and began to wonder; are the policies of the government beneficial for the development of creating a secure environment for the citizens of Ecuador?

Meanwhile the resistance of those living along its path was met with the Department of Homeland Security and its considerable power, using necessary force to persuade those who opposed. The collection of information of residents in Texas, Cameron county shown property loss or forced to move because of the barrier. One resident who was forced to give up a substantial portion of her farm, not wanting to move classified herself as a patriot and quoting the words of President George W. Bush ‘Either you are with us or you are with the terrorists’ (Bush, 2001). The exception allowed DHS (for the sake of security) to activate a few more measures like drones, sensors and watchtowers with limited resistance from the people they were willing to question border policies and immigrations because they do not want to be seen as unpatriotic.