Secure Fence Act of 2006

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    Case Study : The Change

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    Case Study Assignment #1 1. The Change you want to explain a. Where and when did the change occur? The change is occurring along the U.S.-Mexico border, particularly in the Arizona/Sonora region. b. What people, institutions, +/or parts of the natural environment were supposed to change? The actors involved in the change are hoping to change the policies and tactics that have resulted in the deaths of migrants along the Mexico/U.S. border. Actors also hope to change the xenophobic and negative

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    border wall? Many will procrastinate about this but in the end there will be an outcome with what will happen as far as building a border wall. There are many Pros and Cons to this single objective. Starting off with a Pro, Many say this is a racist act or a sign of weakness coming from our President Donald Trump. But in some cases this is an essential thing for the United States to do. This wall too many is wrong to do because our media has a big head on racial point along society today. In the long

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    illegally, immigrants cross the Mexican-American border every day. The Secure Fence Act, passed by George W. Bush in 2006, authorized more lighting, vehicles, cameras, and satellites in hopes of gaining better control of this issue. Also, construction of seven hundred miles of security fencing was authorized through this act. (Fact Sheet: The Secure Fence Act of 2006, 2006). However, the cons of such an act far outway the pros. A fence along the Mexican-American border is extremely ineffective, expensive

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    S borders with Mexico, which spans over 2,000 miles from California to Texas. Issues have arisen with not having a secure border, which includes: illegal immigration, drug trafficking, and other breaches that reduce our overall security. George W. Bush, signed the Secure Fence Act of 2006, which mandated the construction of almost 700 miles of fences along the Mexican border. This act also introduced the expansion of vehicle barriers, checkpoints, and technological systems designed to monitor the

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    Border Security Policy

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    the U.S border. This strategy required a lot of money by fence construction “At present, expenditure to increase border security are unparalleled in U.S history. The monetary tab for fence construction and maintenance alone is estimated at $ 20 million per mile given a twenty-year lifespan” (Cynthia1 2014). The U.S security budget become so high in the United States history by adding the number of the border officer and the equipment to secures the United States border” yearly budgets for U.S customs

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    The problems along the U.S.- Mexico border have been discussed all the time in society. Especially since Donald Trump suggests building a “big, beautiful wall”, U.S. Mexico border and Mexican immigration become the most popular topics in our daily life. To be objective, it’s obvious that both United States and Mexico should take responsibility of the crimes and problems on the border. However, since we are talking about whether U.S. should build a wall on the border to stop the illegal activities

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    immigrations laws that were passed, these five laws were the Immigration Reform and Control Act, Immigration ACT of 1990, Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, Legal Immigration Family Equity and LIFE act Amendments of 2000, and the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors. First off, the Immigration Reform and Control Act has put an employer sanctions program into act and thus stating that hiring undocumented workers will be given penalties, this law enables

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    interest for the past decades. It has been the primary source of the illegal trades into U.S. from Mexico. Despite the government efforts to end the act, there have not been long-term solutions to the Menace. The vital approach is to understand the structural nature of the border and the socio-cultural nature of the inhabitants that facilitates the illegal act across the border. The lawful bill in place seems not to offer a practical solution to combating the problem. The existing border and immigration

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    entering the US illegally. Now the number is historically lower at 356,873 immigrants. The budget for the border patrol has been steadily increasing 1.1 billion in 2001 to 3.5 billion in 2012. Medrano presents how President Bush signed the Secure Fence Act in 2006, which authorized 700 miles of fencing. This his directly contributed to 651 miles of fencing created by 2012. Surge on immigration reform has also doubled the man power from 2001 to 2012, which is exactly what President Bush envisioned.

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    currently use to prevent illicit crimes from spilling over? While the Administration and congress have made the vision of a secure border a reality by developing, integrating, investing, and undertaking new measures. Developing several ambitious strategies’ in investing in border infrastructure. While today there not too much specifics details of the Obama Administration’s plans

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