The US/Mexican Border must Change
The US and Mexican boarder has been a common political debate now a days because of the overwhelming flow if illegal Mexicans in the United States. People feel that these illegal’s are stealing jobs and threatening security and the boarder needs sealed off and guarded from these intruders. However there are to many problems with that theory. Some include the dangers of Illegal’s crossing, maintaining a boarder that big and, the big problem, the cost.
The boarder between Mexico and the United States has always a back and forth situation. At one point the United State accepts the Illegal Mexican workers to come over and work for American companies and then they will turn around and make the leave. An example of this is during World War two, while Americans were leaving to go fight in the war, the United States brought in "Braceros." Bracerosare Mexican contract workers to pick up the slack. The Braceros had worked in the United States for a couple of years and had made a good living. They had become very skilled at their jobs and were had settled down in America. Then the war ended and after all there work, the United States put in act the "Operation Wetback" program. This basically said pick up your things and were taking you home right now. Now, that these works have gotten a taste of the American life and money they can make, they want to come back in, even if it means illegally. This was originally not a very big problem but when the economy started having trouble and people were becoming unemployed they started pointing fingers. They think all these Illegal’s are taking their jobs because there is so many of them here and that is because the boarder is not secure and it needs to be boarded up. Well that’s easier said than done, a lot easier.
The U.S. and Mexico border is about1,951 miles long. Among all those miles there are actual wall boarders. In 1993 president Clinton administrated the “Operation Gatekeeper” to try to stop some illegal immigrants from passing into America. Along the total 1,951 mile long boarder they put 80 miles of strategically placed boarder walls. These are in the areas of “hot spots” where a lot of Illegal Mexicans pass. Now that 80 miles are blocked, 1,871 miles are left. Now majority of this unprotected area is desert, miles and miles of desert.
Two walls can be analogized to the illegal immigrants passing across any state or country border. The physical fence around the Mossbachers’ home is one of these. Although they buy a bigger, better fence, the “…coyote had somehow managed to get into the enclosure and seize one of the dogs…” (37) Throughout the book, Delaney and Kyra worry about these animals entering their yard. This just shows that no matter how big of a boundary you construct, the “coyotes” will always find a way around it. The Arroyo Blanco wall can also be compared to a state or country border. It separates the things that can come in, and the things that cannot. Since the residents want to be apart from the rest of the world, this can be seen as a metaphor of ignorance. “They were out here in the night, outside the walls, forced out of their shells, and there was nothing to restrain them” (289). The canyon walls can be seen as racial boundaries that disconnect the Rincons from the rest of the world. This boundary is very important because it reminds the Rincons of how far away they are from the American Dream. Towards the end of the novel, the Rincons and Delaney are all swept away by a “wall of water.” This wall has knocked down all other barriers throughout the book, and allow the characters to collide. Candido has a change of heart and “…when he saw the white face surge up out of the black swirl of the current and the white
The border wall debate has become one of the most significant talking points in the United States and countries around the world. Many people believe that the wall is unnecessary and many think that it is necessary. Building a border wall may cost billions of dollars, but it might be able to save the country money as well. Some positive impacts of a border wall are for example a decline in apprehension rates, creating a safer America and putting a damper on the flow of illegal drugs. As well as the positive impacts, we will look at the negative implications as well. Some of these are that the symbolism, cost, effect of diversity, environmental impact and the higher death impact.
A nation without borders is not a nation. Today, every country is making effort to secure its borders not only from terrorists, drugs and smuggling but also from illegal immigration. All these recurring activities have sparked the United States to secure its borders against illegal immigrants and terrorism by creating a special department named the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) headed by the Secretary of Homeland Security. After the terrorist attack of 9/11, terrorism and illegal immigration were two striking issues for the DHS. To solve these issues, the Department of Homeland Security further created two immigration enforcement agencies: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the U.S. Customs and
The United States was formed by the immigration of many people from all over the world. Americans take pride in knowing that we are a people of vast ethnic backgrounds and culture. However, at the present time, the flow of illegal immigration, as well as a large influx of other legal immigrants is placing a strain on our land of "huddled masses." Legal immigration to the United States can easily be handled and is welcomed by most Americans. However, the flow of illegal immigrants, especially from Mexico, must be stemmed, due to the strain it is placing on the government, (at the local, state and federal level), as well as the general population. Illegal immigrants are costing the United States over 24 billion dollars a year in taxpayers money (National Review 12.13.93). Something must be done to reduce the flow of illegal immigration into the United States. The focus of this paper will be the problems caused by and possible solutions to the problem of illegal immigration.
In 2006, “President George Bush passed the Secure Fence Act where every mile of Yuma’s border with Mexico contained a fence or vehicle barrier” (Jeunesse, 2015). While this had a positive impact for Yuma with reducing the amount of illegal immigrant crossing and smuggling. Many challenges for the Hispanic arose as well. Not only is it the hours of waiting to cross the border and death of those that try to jump the fence that don’t make it but, the impact this has made on the separation of families and society in the united states. Now it is harder for immigrants to get transported to get over the border but to get a job itself in the United states. Those that are legal citizens in Yuma county there are several cases of separation of families that still live in Mexico because they are considered illegal immigrants. Traveling to one another has been a lot more complicated than it was years ago. Many will feel isolated from the other cultures of the world because of the
The increase of border security in general the flow of immigration was redirected to the most remote areas of Arizona. Here in southern Arizona is where the “Devil’s Highway” is found. The devil’s highway is a remote desert with an extensive history of deaths. Many immigrants walk for days in the dessert with little water and no food making it a very dangerous place to loose their lives. In his book: “The Devil’s Highway: A True Story”, Luis Alberto Urrea provides us with a background and the events happening such desert. Urrea mentions that: “The first white known man to die in the desert heat here did it on January 18, 1541” (Urrea 5). This shows that the deaths of immigrants here is nothing new. “Most assuredly, others had died before. As long as...
However, not everyone that travels into Texas and into the US crosses in hopes of establishing themselves here. A large part of them actually flee their homes in order to escape the violence that has erupted within their countries.(Source 5) As long as the violence continues in Mexico and Central America, people will continue to flee to the Texas. Bigger border walls will not be able to stop this. However, ending the drug war will. It will also undoubtedly decrease the amount of drugs that enter into our country as well.
Jeffrey, Terence P. “Border Patrol Will Up Goal For Miles Of Border Secured.” Human Events
In the words of Ronald Regan “A nation that cannot control its borders is not a nation.” Many feel that illegal immigration is a growing concern for our nation, and securing our borders is most so that we can protect our homeland and preserving our freedom. They say these Illegals take jobs and deny opportunities for American citizens who have made worked hard to gain citizenship in a legal way.
Immigration has been a great part in America’s history since the 1880’s to 1920 and also the first part of the 19th century. Many immigrants came to America seeking greater economic opportunity, others, such as Pilgrims came in the early 1600’s in the search for religious freedom (History.com Staff, par 1). Immigrants are taking the jobs that Americans do not want, but Americans want the immigrants to leave the country. Donald Trump says, “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re
In the United States, the central tenant of immigration policy reform is the meanly focused on the control over border security and protection from allowing illegal persons for crossing and residing in those states bordering
The United States and Mexican border has been the focus of an abundant amount of controversy the past decade in the States. The border wall, or border fence, is one of several barriers preventing illegal Mexican and South American immigrants from entering the United States. However, as statistics prove, immigration and drug smuggling has been on the rise the past few decades and our “three prong approach” is not confronting the escalating issue at hand. America’s border security is not resilient enough to deter these illegal immigrants and drug smugglers; our border wall must be fortified immediately.
Over the past 10 years the number of illegal immigrant in the United States has risen from 5-12 million. This eventually opens the eyes of policyholders to the effects of illegal immigration on incomes and public finances, as well as potential safety threats posed by unauthorized entry into the states. President Bush signed into the secure fence act which authorized the spending of $1.2 billion for the construction of a seven-hundred-mile fence along the U.S- Mexico border. I guess this was the only solution to actually try to cut down the amount of illegal immigrants that were invading the U.S.
How complicated can it be to secure the borderland? Nearly 2,000 miles and five states form the Southern border of the United States. Although the nation puts a lot of effort and resources on trying to secure the border, the Southern border remains as one of the most conflictive, active and violent borders in the world. The U.S.-Mexican border is very problematic: Thousands of people try to cross it everyday, violence is generated by the Mexican cartels, and there is an increase on human trafficking. The Border Patrol and the U.S. government face many great challenges, as the cartels become more powerful and corruption increases.
What is border security? The United States Customs and Border Protection define border security as a “top priority is to keep terrorists and their weapons from entering the U.S. while welcoming all legitimate travelers and commerce. CBP officers and agents enforce all applicable U.S. laws, including against illegal immigration, narcotics smuggling and illegal importation. Therefore, in order for the United States to be successful in securing the nation’s border, there is an essential need for border security. This has not been an easy challenge but it is something that has to be done otherwise imagine how great a disaster our nation would be. For over 86 years, the United States' approach to securing its border with Mexico has seen many changes and improvements, all of which have contributed positively to the prevention of illegal immigration, drug trafficking, and potential terrorism.