Immigration and Border Protection

When immigration policy is discussed, typically, it is discussed within the confines of egalitarian notions and sentiments, and inside the boundaries and parameters set by generally Marxist-influenced social democracy. Characteristically, it is not discussed pertaining to the concept of a social order built on the rights of property owners, sharers, and contributors to and of the common stock- which at their discretion- may exclude bad apples, lazy contributors, rotten characters, trespassers, and terrorists. Once egalitarian sentiments and notions are rejected full-scale- (only giving credence to those that have empirical weight or logical consistency) more proper, more substantive interdisciplinary analyses may reveal that the current investigative techniques employed by current mainstream political theorists are- in the context of reality, incorrect, superficial and quite shallow.

The Department of Homeland Security was created in the aftermath of one of our nation's greatest tragedies: the events of September 11, 2001 (Newman, 2002). Almost immediately the Department began overseeing 22 federal agencies that pre-existed 9/11. The rationale for this transformation was to improve the coordination of the federal government's various security efforts both internally and externally in an effort to forestall any future terrorist threats. What has occurred, however, is a Cabinet Department that is highly bureaucratic with too many divergent responsibilities. Its effectiveness is questionable and serious consideration should be given to the abolition of the Department and its agencies reassigned to other Departments.

There is an assessed 11 million illegal aliens that are living United States, and this population is projected to upturn by 500,000 yearly. Once a year, about 1 million people that are considered to be aliens are detained when they make the attempt to come in the United States unlawfully. Even though most of these foreigners arrive the United States for financial chances and family reunification, or they are avoiding civil trouble and political unrest, some are offenders, and some could possibly be terrorists. Every one of them is disrupting the United States' immigration laws. With that said, this paper will involve the case study of immigration enforcement and the circumstances around the issue.

After decades of just being a category of police but finally they became part of the homeland security on november, 25, 2005, homeland security was created to help prevent such acts as 9/11, or the attack on the oklahoma city bombing, from happening from another country. The united states border patrol was created to help stop the drug trafficking and weapon trafficking into the united states. The department of homeland security helps protect the people of the united states (www.kyma.com/news/securing-america/646148044.).

By placing the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), immigration is considered a national security issue by default. Whether or not the issue is treated seriously is up for debate, as the situation constantly is an issue in media and in political campaigns. However, border fences have been increased as well and the amount of agents with CBP (Andreas, 2009).

The Homeland Security Agency believed that adequate levels of reinforcement at the border was necessary after the traumatic evens that occurred in New York. The Department of Homeland Security was created in 2002, as a response to the attacks on 9/11. The Department had a negative affect on the country because it caused the national debt to rise due to funding for “enforcement activities”. Although the creation of the Department of Homeland Security did enforce a more secure immigration policy, the terrorists that attacked during 9/11 had visas. This means that they were not illegal immigrants, and therefore the Department was not actually protecting the people entirely well. This system also prevented many people with certain skills that wanted to come over to America because they were not let in the

The Homeland Security Act and the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002 along with the Department of Homeland Security, formed Nov. 25, 2002, and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), formed in 2003 are all things put in place post 9/11 to control immigration. The one most Americans are familiar with is the Homeland Security Act, which was put into place to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States, reduce the vulnerability of the United States to terrorism, and minimize damage and assist in recovery for terrorist attacks that occur in the United States. Visas got to be harder to drop by for visitors, understudies and outside nationals and the individuals who were conceded into the nation were liable to further investigation as fingerprints and other biometric information was gathered. The Department of Homeland Security, and the U.S. Migration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), are tasked with the security of the U.S. also, its outskirts. The movement strategy influenced individuals from Mexico and Latin America, in spite of their having nothing to do with 9/11, and their way to U.S. citizenship.

The first institution that plays a major role in immigration is the Department of Homeland Security (DOH). John Francis Kelly is the fifth and current United States Secretary of the Department. Within the Department of Homeland Security lies the U.S. Citizenships and Immigration Services (USCIS). According to “Who Does what in U.S. Immigration”, the USCIS, “…is responsible for providing immigration-related services such as processing immigrant and nonimmigrant benefits; adjudicating refugee, asylee, and naturalization petitions; and granting or denying work authorization”. USCIS has four eligibility requirements:

The Department of Homeland Security has merged twenty-two separate agencies into one unified and integrated department. Funding has nearly reached 9 billion dollars towards the security enhancements of homeland security such as the national borders and transportation systems (Spindlove and Simeson, 2009). Some noticeable department components that make up DHS are the developments of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), United States Customs and Border Protections (CBP), Unites States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Additionally, further expanding core mission of homeland security were the effects of hurricane Katrina and its response toward disasters. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was enacted in order to prepare the nation for hazardous events, manage federal response and recovery efforts following a national incident. As events have unfolded, homeland security strategies and missions have adapted safeguards and protective measure to ensure a homeland that is safe from

The Department of Homeland Security was formed in the face of the terrorist attacks of 9/11 as part of a nationwide effort to protect the U.S. against terrorism. This department became the third largest federal department in the United States; compose of 22 different federal agencies each with a function with the same objective. The goal of the Department of Homeland Security is to have a singular department with a shared vision, and integrated results-based operations. The federal agencies of DHS include: The U.S. Customs Service, The Immigration and Naturalization Service, The Federal Protective Service, The Transportation Security Administration, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Office for Domestic Preparedness, The Federal Emergency Management Agency, Strategic National Stockpile and the National Disaster Medical System, Nuclear Incident Response Team, Domestic Emergency Support Teams, National Domestic Preparedness Office, CBRN Countermeasures Programs, Environmental Measurements Laboratory, National BW Defense Analysis Center, Plum Island Animal Disease Center, Federal Computer Incident Response, National Communications System, National Infrastructure Protection, Energy Security and Assurance Program, U.S. Coast Guard, and U.S. Secret Service (www.dhs.gov/creation-department-homeland-security). Via the passage of the Homeland Security Act by Congress in November 2002, the Department of Homeland Security officially

After the attacks on September 11th, 2001 the United States was forced to reassess its policies over the defense of the country within its borders. Until that time the United States’ homeland security was under the jurisdiction of the Department of Justice (Masse, O’Neil, & Rollins, 2007). After the attack the Executive branch of the government created a new organization that would be responsible for deciding where the biggest threats to the country were. This was the birth of the Department of Homeland Security. The Department of Homeland Security is responsible for assessing all risk to the Nation within its borders and developing way to mitigate these threats before a disaster can take place. One of the documents that the Department of

Undocumented immigration has faced an exception in America but it faces its biggest challenge. Making it easier for terrorism if we don’t face to a solution to compromise. More than 10 million immigrants live in the U.S. because it is open to better jobs (Kane 1). Although, many of these immigrants are not criminals it is affecting America’s security. With several undocumented immigrants in America there is a distortion in our resources that are being used by the several unknown residents. The Heritage Foundation states there are no security threats to us but there are terrorist and criminals out there that we are unaware of. In order to make America more safe an immigration policy needs to be intact with the law. In the other hand, also giving the migrants a life they deserve. This means amending to the document to a more appropriate manner. Numerous solutions have been put into place to focus efforts on improving the border security, identification and establishing a work program.

United States Border Patrol has been around since 1904 enforcing and regulating laws under the immigration and Nationality Act. U.S. border patrol is now under the Department of Homeland Security, which was created as a response to the attacks of September 11, 2001. Over the years, their jurisdiction and missions have changed to better protect the safety of nation. Although border patrol is a need for any nation, their extensive acceptations to constitutional laws can often be taken advantage of. The mission of the U.S. border patrol should be to prevent illegal aliens, which are a threat to American society, from reaching their purpose. Frequently, their purpose can be confused or executed in a bias manner.

Many people tend to say that illegal immigrants should not be in one’s country or other countries but their own. On the other hand people believe they should for reasons that the world may never find out because much does not go past their borders or their house , church , school , or wherever they might live. I believe it takes courage , responsibility , and braveness to move from one place to another. Where you may not absolutely nothing but you assume you will have a better future.

The United States Government is striving to have an open, but secure border. What would be the consequences/impact to the United States if the border was suddenly made less open and more secure?