Second, Mexico was experiencing an increase in Islamic immigrants due to the fact that the United States government increased its security measures and tightened immigration laws. The United States believes potential terrorists may seek assistance of human traffickers to infiltrate our borders. Intelligence collected from domestic and international communities has proven this to be a fact. In this case the border patrol could be faced with a new problem like smugglers becoming potential terrorist partners. If the border patrols main intent was to shift the criminal activity why weren’t they prepared to handle the rise of criminals in surrounding areas? Some combined issues contributing to not being able to handle the shift in migrants could be politics and insufficient…
In July one coast guard seen a cruelty of smuggling trade in a boat. The guard invaded the two smugglers in the shore including a 12-year old. Different people are crossing the border in different countries. Most of there fear is that there death if they die while there crossing the border.…
In the early 1900’s Mexican migrants were free to enter and leave the U.S. whenever they felt like it. The primary concern of the border patrol was to keep the Chinese migrants out. For the most part every person who tried to get into the U.S. and looked hispanic was allowed and never questioned. Today Mexicans or people who look hispanic are being chased after by the border patrol and are being kept out. Since the U.S. is denying entry to these illegal immigrants they are going through extreme measures to get in. Most of them end up severely injured or dead. The book The Beast: Riding the Rails and Dodging Narcos on the Migrant Trail by Oscar Martinez talks about the experiences of these migrants which aren’t easy. Martinez goes to Mexico…
Here in the United States we have hundreds of individuals who enter illegally daily. These individuals bring with them drugs, firearms, contraband, and human trafficking of people, which hits the streets…
You make a great point about the Border Patrol being outside DHS and not having enough funding or support. Illegal immigration and Drug trafficking has long been a serious problem in the southern borders. While living in the Southwest I spoken with illegal immigrants paying up to $10,000 to coyote’s to smuggle them into the country. One can only imagine what else these people smuggle into the country. I have been forced to deal with one of the Mexican gangs named, Los Santos Vagos, in southern California and know firsthand the trouble they can try and cause amount innocent US citizens. This gang is known trafficking drugs and people into the United States, but they are very difficult to stop. I comment the Border Patrol for putting their…
Prevention is border checks and oversight over the border to prevent narcotics and smugglers getting into the U.S.. Apprehension is the effort of trying to catch illegal aliens and smugglers. In apprehending these people they take them into custody and then deport them back to the city of origin or charge them with a federal crime of the U.S.. They may also put the criminals in an American prison due to the confiscation of drugs on United States soil. Some major activities of the CBP are traffic checks, traffic observation, city patrol, transportation check, intelligence, and anti smuggling. Oversight of traffic and transportation are important for the CBS is because many smugglers use vehicles to transport either humans or drugs. In these traffic stops the vehicle is thoroughly searched and if nothing is found the car passes through the next checkpoint, but if the CBP finds something the vehicle and the driver are both stopped and the driver is charged. To perform city patrols keep the criminals off the streets. This makes it harder for the smugglers and illegal aliens to move. It also allows the border towns to be more protected and also contraband can be confiscated;…
America's borders are the boundaries between the United States and the rest of the world. The massive flow of people and goods across our borders helps drive our economy, but can also serve as a welcome mat for terrorists, weapons of mass destruction, illegal migrants, and other unlawful things. The new threats and opportunities of the 21st century demand a new approach to border management.…
Daniel Rodriguez said in a personal interview Border Patrol agents will exist in the future since there are many people traveling to the United State with no papers. Mr Rodriguez also said you must be US. citizen to become a Border Patrol agent. He said if a Border Patrol agent don’t respect the law he will get expelled from the Border Patrol.’’ He also said that the Border Patrol agents aren’t allowed to travel to mexico. Mr. Rodriguez studied Criminal Justice for Border Patrol for 3 or 4…
Imagine you had to choose between becoming a police officer or a border patrol, but you couldn’t choose because both careers call you attention. Police officer because you get to help civilians and protect the community, and border patrol because you help protect the borders and the county near the border. Police officers are also known as police agents and have a couple of more names that are warranted law employee of a police force. The police officers are in charge…
Before the Border Fence was built on August 29, 2008, America was facing and still is facing one of the gravest threats ever. The lack of security and law enforcement agents, has caused so much havac and danger to the citizens of America and Mexican residents. We the citizens of the United States of America are in extreme danger with all the activity going on in Mexico, that is vastly spreading into the U.S. The drug cartel, human trafficking and terrorists are on the rise; we are forced to put up a permanent barrier to prevent and protect our country from these horrifying acts. The barriers are strategically placed to migrate the flow of illegal border crossings along Mexico and the United States international borders. Construction supporters cite to ongoing escalation of national security risks, relating to cartel border violence and their possible co-operation with overseas terrorists. Opponents claim the barriers are a taxpayer boondoggle and that the barriers are inappropriately jeopardizing the health and safety of those seeking illegal entry into the U.S. They also claim it destroys animal habitat, because it prevents them from reaching food and water. Some argue that the fence and construction of it damages the environment. Federal Agents and Border Patrol Agents agree that the border fence works great and also say it is one of the “best investments our country could have ever made.” Prior to the fence being built thousands of illegal immigrants were crossing over to America, the crime rate and illegal activity was detrimental. Residents couldn’t even go outside…
For the past two decades, the U.S. government has pursued a contradictory policy on immigration and the creation of trade agreements has also created a new vehicle for illegal entry into our country. While NAFTA has increased the commercial integration, an unintentional consequence is the creation of a bi-national network which now allows the ability to transport illegal immigrants more easily under the guise of the trade agreement. The U.S. Border Patrol is responsible for patrolling 8,000 miles of the land and coastal borders of the United States to detect and prevent the illegal entry of aliens and contraband, including terrorists and weapons of mass destruction. An addition of 6000 agents at a price tag of $14,700 to train each agent still has not made a dent in our border control. (GAO) The current border control…
Nearly 185 years later after the 13th amendment was ratified, slavery is still rampant in America. In today’s society it comes in different forms. The general term for modern day slavery is human trafficking. Human trafficking is a form of slavery in which people profit from exploiting others whether for domestic or sexual labor. It affects every country around the world, regardless of historical or political status. According to Polaris Project’s article “Human trafficking,” “The International Labor Organization estimates that there are 20.9 million victims of human trafficking globally, including 5.5 million children. 55% are women and girls (humantraffickingpara5).” After being raped, beaten, dehumanized and sold numerous times to complete…
Throughout history we did not have the department of homeland security. The department of homeland security was created in 2002 because of all the terrorist attacks happening in and so close to our home land. The president and congress made it very clear that we needed to focus on protecting this countries vulnerabilities and protecting it against future attacks. Homeland security focuses more on protecting the key operational responsibilities that specialized in securing the nations perimeter and also focusing on anything or anyone that can be flown in or out of the nation as well as implementing tactics to prevent as well as respond to potential terrorist attacks. In the DHS there are two things people refer to which are homeland security…
So many people have been terrorized by the violence that lies along the border of the United States and Mexico. The violence is stemming from the Mexico drug cartel’s who are smuggling drugs into the United States. There are not only…
Wood, Daniel B. “Billions for a US-Mexico border fence, but is it doing any good?” Christian Science Monitor 9 Sept. 2009: p2. Points of View Reference Center. Web. 9 Nov. 2011. .…