Immigration And Terrorism Summary

Illegal immigration and terrorism are two things that go hand in hand in this world today. Over the past years there has been a 35% increase of terrorist attacks and illegal immigration has played a huge part in that. 88% of the terrorist attacks from 1975-2015 have been caused by immigrants, most of which are illegal. Illegal immigration poses a huge threat to terrorism in the United states because of the increase in terrorist attacks all around the world that are caused by illegal immigrants and the substances and objects that illegal immigrants are bringing into America.

Foreign and domestic policies are not linear, rather the policies are connected in a circle, with each policy reinforcing the values of another. Domestic American terrorism in the prison and detention systems and governmental reforms are influenced by the mobilization and ethnocentrism abroad. The militarization internationally is justified by the domestic handling of the same cultural issues within the United State borders. The United States has strangely used a near Catch-22 to handle dilemmas. The United States has allowed perspective to become reality, whether with oneself or regarding issues abroad, specifically in the Middle East. Terrorism is the use or threat of fear for political or economical gain. An internal characteristic of terrorism is how dependent it is of perspective, one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter. To understand “terrorism,” a focus must be applied to the history, what drove an organization to commit such acts. Respectively, the Middle East has been a hotbed for the key word “terrorism,” especially because of 9/11. Subsequently, Muslims have been stigmatized by the United States as terrorists. The consequences spawned because of 9/11 require a look to the past to understand the present.

Micah Issitt and Andrew Walter define immigration as the “movement of persons from one nation or region to another with the purpose of seeking permanent residence.” Unfortunately, illegal immigration has become more prominent in the U.S. arousing debates on what to do with the illegal migrants. The 9/11 attacks on the twin towers were caused by terrorists, who penetrated our weak borders to gain access to their planned attack. Under the Obama era, two and a half million more immigrants have crossed the border illegally than during Bush’s reign in office, which shows how our border is becoming more and more vulnerable. If the borders are not secured soon, more and more migrants will come illegally and take jobs from legal Americans, also

Prior to the events of 9/11, for nearly two decades, America welcomed immigrations to our country with open arms. After 9/11, America’s ideals begin to shift pertaining to immigrants, our nation’s safety, and border patrol. America was left with great fear, post 9/11, and began to implement many changes in our border patrol and immigration laws. “In response to record numbers of illegal border crossings and the security fears triggered by the 9/11 attacks, over the past two decades the United States has steadily increased its efforts to secure its borders against illegal immigration. The number of U.S. Border Patrol agents has risen from fewer than

The events of September 11, 2001 initiated another shift in the United States' immigration policy by dramatically increasing immigration enforcement. Immigrant removals, including deportations and so-called voluntary departures, had doubled since the attacks and fewer immigrants, especially from the Middle East are allowed in the Western countries. United States and other big countries in the European Union were the first ones to revise their policy in line with the new context of national security. Since September 11 attacks, the emphasis of American immigration policies became border security and removing criminal immigrants to keep national safety and prevent future terrorist attacks. At the same time, the United States kept its commitment

In the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the immigration policy measures to respond to future threats of terrorism. Ever since 9/11 the immigration policy needed to be changed with the Enhance Border Security, the Homeland Security Act, and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002. These three new policies helped and made driving difficult. For example, many college students would like to study abroad but getting approval for a Visas takes time. Reports say that because the hijackers were all Muslims, a small proportion in the immediate aftermath of the attacks was focused on Muslims or those who were perceived to be Muslims, with broader use of nationality-based screening and enforcement programs.

In recent years, millions of female Middle-Eastern immigrants have fled the oppressive regimes from which they came from to seek safety in the U.S. During this seemingly abrupt process however, many have found themselves sandwiched between the barriers of internal country complications and external country complications. These barriers are evident in The Other Side of the Sky, when the Farah is attempting to leave her home country, but she cannot legally travel in public, and when Farah is seeking citizenship in the U.S, she finds herself having a very hard time navigating through the process. During Farah’s lifetime, more people than ever wanted to emigrate from the Afghanistan to the U.S because of the atrocities the taliban committed against it’s own people. However, with the increase of U.S immigration restrictions after 9/11, many whom wanted to immigrate from could not.

One of the factors that define what the experience of these incoming asylum seekers will be like is how the citizens of the welcoming country treat them. Therefore it is important to consider how after 9/11, the opinions of citizens towards immigration has changed. Gail Stewart talks about, how civilians were told that the perpetrators of the attacks were immigrants from the Middle East, who obtained legal visas; therefore it created a sense of discrimination in the face of civilians and policy makers. Stewart talks about the differing ideas of people. Some suggested that the country should go as far as, “keeping the borders closed” (Stewart, 2004). Meanwhile others feel like the whole idea of the US is based on welcoming immigrants, and “The greatest victory for Osama bin Laden, of course, would be if America lost faith in its openness" (Stewart, 2004). The road the government decided to take is requiring a much more detailed background check, for anyone seeking to immigrate to

The complete nature of the people in my community changed drastically after 9/11, and a majority became completely different people. Arab/Muslim-American Immigrants in the United States are unfavored and looked down on because of what is perceived to be their extreme beliefs and culture; we are also targeted by the immigration system and the government for these reasons as well. Sameer M. Ashar wrote an article directly addressing the ways in which immigration enforcement activities have “challenged constitutional and statutory rights of immigrants” (Ashar, 546). Ashar was a defense an attorney for an individual, Mr. Qayyum, who was detained by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) in New Jersey. Mr. Qayyum lived in the basement of a mosque after immigrating from Pakistan to the United States. Two months after the 9/11 attacks, INS officers stopped him and led him back down to the basement to look at his passport and other immigration papers (Ashar, 547). Eventually the INS issued “a Notice to Appear and a Warrant for Arrest of Alien in early December…” (Ashar,

In the article, “Border Security After 9/11: Ten Years of Waste, Immigrant Crack-downs and New Drug Wars”, the author claims border security grew to be the largest accounting line for the Department of Homeland Security. However, Department of Homeland Security has failed to develop an adequate border security policy complementing the United States domestic and national security intentions. Department of Homeland Security has yet to define point of reference measuring the security of the southern border. Department of Homeland Security fails to identify exactly how the massive border security buildup improved the overall homeland security posture. The author claims the federal government is failing to meet its obligation to secure the border

In his editorial, Miliband criticizes Pres. Trump’s decision to ban immigrants from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and some other Middle Eastern countries. Miliband does not find immigrants from these foreign countries as an endangerment to the American society but simply seeking safety in security in this country, he argues this policy through factual evidence. The author makes an ethos appeal for his

Despite the many battles overseas and the threats from Islamic terrorism, The U.S needs to prevent terrorist from entering U.S soil. In Mark Krikorian’s “Safety Through immigration Control” article, Krikorian suggests that The Department of Homeland Security needs to control immigration because it is critical for the United States’ safety. In addition, weather the terrorists use guns, airplanes, or bombs, they cannot be let in U.S ground. Krikorian presents a study conducted which finds that almost all sections from immigration systems have been pierced by the opposition. Of the 48 Al-Qaida operatives who have committed terrorizing attacks since 1993, almost 33% of them were on different temporary visas. Another 33% were accounted as legal citizens in the U.S, and 25% were on U.S soil illegally. The 8% left had pending asylum application granted them entry to the States. Furthermore, With Al-Qaida adapting and improving their ways of attacks

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

Recently a huge influx of Muslim immigrants in to Europe coincided with an unprecedented increase in Islamist terrorism in many of these host counties. As a result, Conservative parties rapidly gained ground and put the issue of immigration, Islam and terrorism at the forefront. UK voted to leave EU out of fear of Muslim immigration, US elected Trump to stop Muslim immigration and in Australia Pauline Hanson, after 20 years in political wilderness successfully won four seats for her party on the back of Islamophobia political agenda. The trend is clear, right-wing politicians are gaining support primarily by exploiting fear in the community which says Muslim population brings terrorism. Is it, however, a coincidence that the countries in which

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.