Imaginary Homelands

Strong Global Network United Parcel Service is one of the leading providers of less-than truckload transportation services. The company’s large scale of operations captivates and serves a broad customer base across the major international markets. It offers an extensive variety of services for local and international deliveries of letters, documents and small packages. The company also contributes in global exchange and is fully equipped with new and improved technologies and systems to control the

a team member or independently to accomplish set goals. Researching and interpreting complex laws, regulations, policies and multi-tasking. EXPERIENCE U.S. Immigration Services Officer II-U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services-U.S. Department of Homeland Security Detroit, Michigan — 2012-2015 ● Achieved Excellence Performance Ratings for fiscal years 2013 and 2014 along with an individual cash award for each of the two ratings. An award based upon my work performance and obtaining a case completion

team member or independently to carry out set goals, researching and interpreting complex laws, regulations, policies, and multi-tasking. EXPERIENCE U.S. Immigration Services Officer II-U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services-U.S. Department of Homeland Security Detroit, Michigan — 2012-2015 •Achieved Excellence Performance Rating for fiscal years 2013 and 2014. An award based on my work performed and obtaining a case completion rate of 135% vs regional rate of 125% and an activity rate of 68%

Thum 1 Introduction On September eleventh 2001, 19 terrorist associated with the Islamic militant group of al Queda hijacked four airliners and carried out suicide attacks against the United States. Two of these four planes were flown into the World Trade Center located in New York City, the third plane was flown directly into the pentagon located outside the Washington D.C. area, the fourth and final plane crash landed in a field located in Pennsylvania. These attacks have since

Department of Homeland Security: Is America Safer? Introduction The congress’s oversight of the homeland security has been under constant criticism for failing to achieve its goals. Critics of this system state that this arrangement is overbearing and disjointed thus reducing its efficiency. Often times, there is wastage of resources, conflicting decisions, and ineffective oversight owing to the vast committees and congressional members that are mandated to control homeland security (Reese). To make

Article Review: “To Wall Or Not To Wall.” Immigration has always been a controversial issue in almost every society. Consequently, the choices a society faces about whether to allow an influx of people into their surroundings results in many conclusions being made. The article “To Wall Or Not To Wall” by Jonah Goldberg, a conservative commentator, discusses whether the United States should or shouldn 't build a wall around its borders so as to prevent illegal immigration. The author expresses

Introduction This paper covers homeland security and homeland defense and how they are both interpreted according to national strategies and current policies. There are defining differences between homeland security and homeland defense. This starts by identifying how missions, tasks, duties, responsibilities, operations, and others key areas are implemented. Also, being able to determine necessary resources and the shared responsibilities and efforts between the two will allow for a better understanding

The Department of Homeland Security website explains the basic information of the REAL ID Act that was passed by congress in 2005. The web site provides important dates such as implementation dates and the dates that all states are required to be in compliance with the Act. It states that the United States Congress feels that the Act sets the standard for regulating new state identification cards and establishes minimum security regulations for the new identification card regarding security enhancements

Key points of reference for this exercise should be: • the host Member State should be responsible for security of the EU Institution it hosts, general understanding on the matter is regulated with Headquarters Agreement each EU Institution has • any raise of the level of threat in the Host Member State should be reflected in increased activity of its security forces to detect and prevent terrorist attacks on its territory. EU Member State uses all available tools of international police cooperation

III. EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORIST FUNDING AFTER 9/11 a. International Efforts i. United Nations The first step taken by the United Nations to combat terrorist funding was in October 1999 with the adoption of Resolution 1267 (“UNSCR 1267”). UNSCR 1267 stated that the “Taliban regime [should] turn Osama bin Laden over without further delay because of his indictment in the United States for the bombings of the US Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998, and called on all member states to freeze funds