...Border War A father and his son slowly makes their way over a ten-foot iron fence; propelling themselves upward by wedging their worn sneakers in between the large metal poles. They’re climbing the fence to go visit their family in America. They both have made this trip multiple times, and both know that if their caught the punishment will be a lecture and a free ride home. Maybe next time over they will carry some drugs to make some quick cash, this is my story and just like my dad and I were, many illegal immigrants know how easy it is to cross the border and how light the punishments are. They know that the border is just a small obstacle between them and the United States, acting more as a revolving door than an impenetrable barrier. The border fortifications put in place by the United States of America are ineffective and a waste of time and money because of the insecure fencing, lack of appropriately equipped and trained personnel, and the fact that drugs are still making it across the border into the United States. The current ineffectiveness of America’s border defenses have been around for multiple decades. For the past ten years, the U.S./Mexican border has come under close scrutiny because of the many failed attempts to hold back immigrants and drug dealers coming from Mexico. Larger fences were built along borders near major cities and towns, mainly along the border cities of Texas. Bigger security forces (the Border Patrol Agency) were created in the mid ‘80s to...
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...must know the law and understand the community's priorities about what rules are most relevant. Arrest Offenders, upon identifying individuals who are breaking the law, officers must apprehend them, in the safest manner possible. Prevent Crime, by anticipating crime risk and reducing crime opportunities, agent reduces actual crime and improve public trust and safety. Preserve the peace, all enforcement activities promote the peace of a community, as does the simple visual presence of an officer. Provide service, Officers assist citizens who are lost, with auto breakdowns, and in medical emergencies, as well as in times of victimization. Operational strategies are also fundamental to policing. Operational strategies range from; Preventive Patrol, maintaining a visible officer presence in the community deter criminals, allows for timely, response to calls, and makes citizens feel safer. Routine incident report, this important service help officers obtain information, interrupt criminal activity, and provide a sense of security to citizens. Emergency Response, critical situations such as medical emergencies, crimes in progress, and natural disasters take priority over the police work. Criminal Investigation, first responders secure crime scenes, provide emergency assistance and gather evidence. Officers spend a relatively small amount of their time in investigative activities. Problem Solving, Understanding and predicting crime, and partnerships with community organizations, solve...
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...Page 1 DRUG TRAFFICKING IN THE UNITED STATES ENG12; ENGILSH COMPOSTION II RASHAAN FORD August 27, 2012 TINA MILLER Page 2 ABSTRACT This research paper is designed to bring awareness to threat drug trafficking posses on the United States. The backlash of drug trafficking is critical, and has caused a crisis throughout the nation. The drugs that are getting through the borders of U.S are creating an epidemic. The people of the U.S are abusing these drugs and destroying lives and families. Page 3 Introduction Drug trafficking remains an issue due to the corruption in our legal system. The corruption in our legal system poses a threat to our economy, and our communities, which in return affects the lives of the people, especially in the African American youths in urban communities. The writer limits their topics to the four issues in my claim. The four topics are border patrol, corruption in the legal system, dug trafficking in African American youths, and how drugs are affecting lives. By limiting the topics the reader will get the points that are trying to be made in this paper. This research paper it will present the reasons behind the current problems dealing with drug trafficking in the United States. This paper includes the claims involving drug trafficking and the justification by giving the importance of the claim. The reader will see the methods that were used to gather information used in research findings. Page 4 SCOPE/TOPIC ...
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...at our Borders A Research Paper Submitted to by Manassas, West Virginia Date Submitted 28 June, 2012 Military Strength at our Borders As todays military currently winds down from actions in Iraq, Afghanistan and other lands where the current war on terror is being fought they face a downsizing that will return thousands home looking for new employment options. Every one of these individuals whether enlisted or part of the officer ranks have sworn to protect the Constitution of the United States from all enemies, foreign and domestic. If not taking the fight to the terrorist in their own lands, what better place to protect the Constitution, freedom and security of the people of these United States than along the land borders, ports and coastline. The utilization of increased military support for the protection and securing of the U.S. borders can increase security, eliminate or delay military cutbacks, and provide a much need stabilization force in support of Department of Homeland Security Operations. As the United States continues the assiduous task of creating a secure border while maintaining legal cross border-flows a simple concept of numbers must be considered. With approximately 7,000 miles of land border and 2,000 miles of coastal borders an appraisal of current and required manpower and logistic must be applied (Mason. 2010 / pg1). Based on the Congressional Research Service Report of 2011 the Customs and Border patrol...
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...U.S. Supreme Court UNITED STATES v. CORTEZ, 449 U.S. 411 (1981) 449 U.S. 411 UNITED STATES v. CORTEZ ET AL. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT No. 79-404. Argued December 1, 1980 Decided January 21, 1981 Based on their discovery of sets of distinctive human footprints in the desert, Border Patrol officers deduced that on a number of occasions groups of from 8 to 20 persons had been guided by a person, whom they designated "Chevron," from Mexico across an area of desert in Arizona, known to be heavily trafficked by aliens illegally entering the country. These groups of aliens proceeded to an isolated point on a road to be picked up by a vehicle; the officers deduced the vehicle probably approached from the east and returned to the east after the pickup. They also surmised, based on the times when the distinctive tracks were discovered, that "Chevron" generally traveled on clear nights during or near weekends, and arrived at the pickup point between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. On the basis of this information, the officers stationed themselves at a point east of the probable pickup point on a night when they believed there was a strong possibility that "Chevron" would be smuggling aliens. The officers observed a pickup truck with a camper shell suitable for carrying sizable groups pass them heading west and then observed the same vehicle return within the estimated time for making a round trip to the pickup point. The officers stopped...
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...Immigration Between Reforms and Reinforcement We need them out. No, you can’t say that. It is the same debit is going on for many years in the united states. Mexicans have the biggest share of these debates, obviously because Mexico is the country on the borders that suffers economically, politicly and in many other aspects that will make the united states the haven for Mexicans, even though if they will have to stay in the united states illegally. I tried to find my answers to the issue by looking into articles that talk with numbers and facts more than feelings, but it was not an easy job because most if these articles will try to predict the future, and they are suggesting soli-tons no one before tried yet, they were only successful...
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...Freedom” (100), speaks the importance of equality to me. This goes along with a couple of the common themes in the readings for today such as freedom and pride. Which lead to the more conflicting themes of ignorance and misunderstanding that come along with the strong use of borders, both physical and conceptual. Borders are what really held my attention throughout these stories. These borders were used to restrict the freedom and identity of Native Americans. Many of these borders weren’t physical, but still segregated Native Americans. Silko used an example of how her great grandfather was asked by to come in the back door when trying to go into a hotel café with his sons, who were part Native (105). Although there was no actual barricade keeping Native Americans out, there freedom was still being affected. Silko also incorporates physical borders such as the “steel wall” being built along the border between the United States and Mexico. She emphasized the border patrol along this line, and how quick they were to target people of color whether or not there was probable cause. She shares her many first hand encounters with the border control, revealing how rude and ignorant they were. King’s story “Borders” goes along with the theme of borders. The mother in his story is persistent with the US/Canada border the she is neither from America or Canada, but that she’s Blackfoot. The officers at the border fail to recognize and respect the borders of her people. This brings...
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...Research Paper Angelo State University Capstone Seminar Dr. James Phelps May 5, 2016 The Immigration Crisis Over the past 20 years immigration has become a hot topic in American culture. Since September 11, 2001, the concern for security at our nation’s borders is higher than ever. The threat of another attack lies imminent in the country’s mind. With the increase in concern for border security comes the issue of how to approach and handle the illegal immigration epidemic that is currently affecting the United States. We should first look back at the Roman Empire to give us a better understanding of the problems and solutions of immigration. There are astonishing similarities between the rise of the United States and power and the upsurge of Roman Republic. (Pagdan) These likenesses are not due to the specific character of both states, rather there is a common pattern in the development of every powerful state and the United States and Rome are examples of this pattern. The effects that immigration has on the United States are limitless. There have been endless debates over these effects since as early as the colonial times. The economic, fiscal and demographic effects are three major topics that tend to rule these debates. Regardless on someone’s political view of immigration, everyone should realize how it has and is shaping the United States today. The economic, fiscal and demographic effects are three major topics that tend to rule the debates on immigration...
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...The Homeland Security Act of 2002 and the Department of Homeland Security Benjamin K. Hickman Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University ABSTRACT This paper explores The Homeland Security Act of 2002 and its effect on the security landscape of the United States of America. The Homeland Security Act of 2002 created a new cabinet level department within the executive branch that would be called The Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Since its inception, the Department of Homeland Security has absorbed numerous agencies that had previously fallen under other departments for their importance in performing national security functions. Some of the agencies absorbed by DHS perform minor peripheral national security functions. Others, however, are very well-known agencies that stand on the front lines of American national security, like the United States Coast Guard (USCG), the Secret Service, and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). In this paper, we will examine some of these departments and discuss their roles in national security. Additionally, we will analyze the DHS in the context of successful and unsuccessful national security operations since the Homeland Security Act of 2002 was passed. The Homeland Security Act of 2002 and the Department of Homeland Security Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the US Congress determined the need for a new department within the U.S. government. This department would...
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...FSTY 1311.11 04 November 2012 A Border in a Blender The United States and Mexico have shared cultures throughout history. Soccer and cuisine are the two that stand out to me. I grew up in Lubbock, Texas where generally there isn’t much soccer played and there are not many Mexicans in general. We had one Tex-Mex restaurant, and it wasn’t even good. It wasn’t until my college writing class took a field trip to a local Mexican food trailer, that I truly experienced the fusion between Mexico and the United States through food. On the other hand, I do not have a lot of experience with Mexican food, so this topic is kind of new to me. I play baseball, so I am immediately attracted to the soccer aspect of both cultures because of the competition and how a sport can bring two nations together. Its interesting how cultural fusion can blend two different countries together as one. Mexican cuisine and soccer fuse the cultures of the United States and Mexico in ways that have made both countries into what they are today because of the increase of cultural fusion. One way cultural fusion is expressed and elaborated on through cuisine is shown in Patricia Sharpe’s article “Let’s Have Mex-Tex.” She communicates the change over the years from Tex-Mex to “Mex-Tex.” This article focuses on how the “Mex-Tex” food is increasing in Texas and allows the reader to be informed of good restaurants with such origins. On the official Texas Monthly website she states that Mexican food from the heart...
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...hopes of a brighter future. Some get lucky and others either get caught and deported back to Mexico or, worse yet, trafficked and sold into a life of servitude (slavery). “Although it’s the 14th largest economy in the world, rural Mexico is still very unequal. Depending on the measure, between one-third and one-half of Mexicans live in poverty and up to 18 percent live in extreme poverty, unable to meet their basic food needs.” ("Bread For The World Institute", 2011). In this paper I will discuss death rates, risks and benefits (to include programs) of crossing through the desert for an undetermined future in the United States of America. I will also focus on the trafficking and prostitution rings between the United States and Central America. By the end of this paper I will have explained how and why these issues of Central American’s immigrating into the United States meet the specifications of the Social Structure Theory because of the poverty disturbance in their system. * Understanding the Social Structure Theory Moffitt (2015), “Herbert Spencer (1820-1903) was an English philosopher. Spencer compared society to a human body. In the same way each part of the body works in harmony with other parts, each part of society works in harmony with all other parts. If we want to understand the...
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...after learning that she can obtain her learner’s permit because she is 15. Her parents explain that she will not be able to receive her permit because she is in the United States illegally. Ana’s world comes crashing down around her; she did not know that she was not a citizen. Her future, once promising seems dismal. Without proper documentation Ana cannot get a driver’s license, attend college, or even get a good job. Ana did not decide to come to America illegally; however, she will suffer consequences of her parent’s decision. Citizens can benefit from different cultures establishing residence in the United States these benefits have helped to shape society. Some people would argue that we must stop immigration. Others argue that immigration is beneficial but that our current policies are not working. The United States began with immigrants and even though immigration laws need to be reformed, immigrants are vital, and beneficial to society. America, as we know it today, began because of immigrants. The history of immigration can be seen in four periods. The first period started in the eighteenth century and continued through the late nineteenth century. In this first period most of the immigrants came from the British Islands and Western Europe. During this period of immigration the United States had an open-immigration policy. The second period of immigration occurred from the late nineteenth century until about 1921. This period of immigration was also open...
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...or the Department of the Navy. Signature: s/ Samuel W. Bettwy 28 January 2013 _______________________________ John F. Sussilleaux, Professor INTRODUCTION It is generally recognized that future U.S. military operations will be multinational. As the Naval War College instructs: “There is no reason to believe American military forces will ever undertake a major operation alone without some other nations participating.”[i] As the Army states in its field manual on Training for Full Spectrum Operations, leaders must prepare to operate at the tactical level in operations involving multinational forces.[ii] And as Joint Publication 3-16 states, “US forces cannot assume that the predominant language will automatically be English”[iii] in coalition operations. Recognizing that multinational operations are the inevitable way of the future, the Department of Defense (DOD) acknowledges the importance of language capability among all ranks across the full range of military operations. DOD also recognizes the reality that only “some” servicemembers will be familiar with the language of coalition partners or local nationals.[iv] In its 2005 Defense Language Transformation Roadmap,[v] DOD concedes that “[l]anguage skill and regional expertise are not valued as Defense...
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...United States Border Security Post 9/11 ABSTRACT U.S. border security in the post 9/11 era requires careful attention to all potential threats with particular focus on mitigating circumstances that lead to reductions in citizen safety and security. These efforts must be balanced with protection of U.S. citizens’ rights to freedom of movement and commerce. Additionally, security activities must protect borders while minimizing interference with international trade. Primary concerns at the land borders include tracking movements of people into and out of the U.S. (including potential terrorists) at the traditional borders, curtailing illegal immigration and stopping drug trafficking. Sea borders are the primary route of illegal smuggling and now have more coordinated efforts between federal agencies, law enforcement, and private interests. Skies are protected by the DHS and its private entity the TSA but often include invasive search procedures for passengers. With the post 9/11 realization of America’s vulnerability to external threats, border security became a subject of greater inquiry and action. United States border security can be categorized by the three mediums of transportation across borders – land, sea, and sky. Significant changes have occurred in the domestic security protocols utilized in all three mediums to reduce terrorist threats on U.S. soil, drug trafficking, and illegal immigration. While it seems obvious in the post 9/11 perspective that domestic...
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...Law Enforcement Today CSJ / 200 In a time of transition, the National Security Strategy provides a broad overview of the role of the United States in the world, somehow, is more ambitious than any of those listed, which were more concerned about the particular threat of Islam terrorism, the war in Iraq and the goal of advancing freedom. While still focused on these problems even reformulated, also seeks to extend the notion of security, argued against the divisions between domestic and foreign affairs. For some this may seem like a smart move to get new supporters in his ambitious domestic agenda. But this way of thinking expressed in the document, but nothing reveals a strategy designed to tackle a complex world of multiple relationships between different themes and types of power. The Department of Homeland Security of the United States is one of the most important agencies of the Government of the United States and under their responsibility to protect the nation from any terrorist attack or natural disaster. This Department was created by merging other agencies and after the attacks of September 11. The responsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security is protecting our borders, prevent terrorism, securing cyberspace and direct care in emergency situations, where there have been important steps. Since 2008, the NSA has implemented a system to help monitor the computer networks of U.S. federal...
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