Technology And Less Officers On The Border

Illegal immigrants have always been a problem in the United States for some time now. “In October 2008, the illegal immigrant population stood at 11.9 million according to the Pew Hispanic Center” ("Illegal Immigration Facts & Statistics”). An efficient border patrol in our country would be a good step in the right direction to stop illegal immigration and the effect it has on our country. Illegal immigrants are at fault for such things as smuggling drugs into the country, which increases crime rate. Illegal immigrants also deprive U.S. citizens’ from the lower and middle class of jobs. America will also lose money on taxes and schools lose funds in most public systems

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

It’s hard to be a Border Patrol officer because they have to deal with every day people trying to sneak things or others in. The worst part of the job which makes everyone on edge is they never know when someone dangerous is going to attack them. They are just there waiting to be attacked. This is why agents must be aggressive because at the end of the day if nobody took charge what would happen. Everyone would take advantage making the officers not respected. This is bad for civilians cause the less work the officers get done the more dangerous people or objects get into our back

I am very familiar with the ethics of border security, having grown up in El Paso, Texas. The city sits right next to Juarez, Mexico with a population of over 2 million. As stated in the Debate.org article, “Border Fence”, El Paso, San Diego, and McAllen are the epicenter for cartel violence, hub for drug trafficking, and illegal immigration. There is a border fence that stretches over 30 miles in and around the El Paso area, with a border patrol agent stationed every 300 yards over the same span. With a population of close to 800,000 with over 80% of that being Hispanic, it is a very controversial subject along the border region. (Debate.org Article)

The violence is spilling over the border and the innocent people are getting the worse of it with more murder incidents than ever before. In recent incident in Falcon Lake near the Mexican border 2 men were murdered one of them an American citizen and a Mexican detective. “The beheading of Mexican detective investigating the Sept. 30 shooting of American David Hartley on a border lake is forcing

The deaths in the border between Mexico and the United states have been increasing rapidly in the past decade. The fatalities have doubled since 1998 due to the increase of borders patrol and border militarization. The result is the redistribution of the migratory flow to more dangerous and remote areas such as southern Arizona. Even though the number of immigrants who try to cross the border has decreased, the number of fatalities continues to increase. Immigrants will not stop coming unless the situation in their countries changes and with a more protected border, they will look for more remote areas to try to cross. We are experiencing the largest numbers of fatalities in the border between Mexico and the United States. The increase

For illegal immigrants, it is very dangerous for them to come across. They are risking their lives and their families’ lives in search for work. In the deserts that they cross are robbers, murders, no water and no food. The AZ Republic (2003) estimated that in a year’s time, approximately one million people will get caught trying to sneak illegally into the U.S., and over 1000 will die. According to the USCR (2002), in July, Mexico began a campaign to amplify the immigration enforcement at the southern border. The called their campaign “Plan Sur”, and it was aimed at stopping numerous illegal immigrants from stepping foot into the U.S. After September 11, hundreds more were deployed to watch the border from illegal immigrants. Also, The INS has the border wired with high-tech gizmos and practically 10,000 agents to slash the stream

Should the United states change the border security? I believe that the United states should not increase border control because the immigrants are going to figure a way around it anyways. Also the immigrants that manage to come into the country will fill in more jobs. It is against the law to hire illegal immigrants, but many employers will do so anyways because illegal immigrants will often perform menial, low paying jobs that no one wants to do such as picking crops.

The U.S. Border Patrol started its service for our nation in 1924. Even though some changes have affected every aspect of the operations from its early days, the values, professionalism, honor, integrity, and respect helped shape the Border Patrol from the early years and they still remain the same today. Since the very beginning agents have been patrolling our borders, “Mounted watchmen of the U.S. Immigration Service patrolled the border in an effort to prevent illegal crossings as early as 1904” (Border Patrol History, web). The agent’s efforts were undertaken only when resources permitted. The inspectors were all out of El Paso, Texas, “Though they never totaled more than seventy-five, they patrolled as far west as California trying to restrict the flow of illegal Chinese immigration” (Border Patrol History, web).

A tactical way to go is the work program for immigrants. This is an effective way of securing the border. Furthermore, we can detect the issue with

Border patrol/immigration has become a huge topic in not only the United States government, but also to the everyday people. Not only has immigration and border security become a main issue in the last presidential election in 2016 it has also become a main topic for the safety of the citizens of the United States Of America. This is becoming a huge problem because currently there are “10 million illegal immigrants in the United States and this number is growing by 700,000 each year.” (Pearce, 1) Why are these numbers so high? It is because we do not have the right amount of security at our borders in America “On one hand, the presence of so many aliens is a powerful testament to the attractiveness of America. On the other hand, it is a sign of how dangerously open our borders are.” (Johnson, 1) as American citizens, we should be fighting for a

There are many benefits about border patrol. Recently in Arizona, United States border patrol agents and Mexican federal police officers have joined forces and are training together to coordinate patrols for the first time in history. Bot groups will be joining together to fight the war against drug trafficking and the immigration flow interacting between the two nations. This shows that the future of border patrol might be brighter then we thought. Also, improvements have been made to raise salaries and funds during the Clinton administration with Operation Gatekeeper. The administration used five hundred million dollars to prevent the incoming of more illegal aliens in the U.S. The amount of immigrants that have been caught has doubled since the 80s and 90s. In 2009 the National Southwest Border Patrol Counternarcotic Strategy recognized the flow of illegal cash and weapons also coming in from Mexico. Human

I believe that the U.S. Government should not increase border security because some people come here for better job opportunities or to have a fresh start. Why should we take that away from people who need it? Also, not everybody who comes to America is illegal, there is such a thing as LEGAL immigration. I have always been told not to judge a book by its cover and by thinking that everyone who comes here is illegal and/or a terrorist is doing just that. Plus, we are racial profiling because we are kicking people out of here based on their appearances when the U.S. Constitution prohibits doing just that.

Borders and Coastal waterways are a vital part of life in numerous countries, and nations around the world. Protecting borders and ports is a responsibility tasked to various agencies throughout the United States government, Private Sector, as well as nations around the world. Therefore, there are countless challenges and obstacles that need to be properly addressed in dealing with this multi faceted topic.

past two decades, most efforts to estimate the fiscal impact of immigration in the United