These past few days have been filled with stress and hatred towards the newly elected President Donald Trump. He has signed many executive orders within his first few days in office that are not in any way helping the United States become a safer country. One particular executive order that is causing commotion is the immediate creation of the Mexican Border Wall that will help reduce the amount of immigrants and illegal drugs from entering the U.S. The Mexican Border Wall has not only created a cultural war in the United States but has become a distraction from ISIS, putting our country’s safety and democracy in jeopardy. This executive order will help reduce immigration but is in no way preventing a future terrorist attack in the U.S. There is already a fence along the southern border and placing a wall will make no major difference. Building a wall will increase the U.S. economic deficit and shift away attention from terrorism, more importantly, ISIS. It is possible that illegal immigrants may get scared of being trapped and may not decide to come …show more content…
His action will create an unavoidable security dilemma between the U.S. and Mexico. Jack S. Levy states, “the possibility that a state’s actions to provide for its security may result in a decrease in the security of all states, including itself,” (Levy 145). President Trump may think that he is fixing domestic problems at home when in reality he is leaving an open door for ISIS to enter. It is a great thing that he wants to maximize security but he is choosing the wrong policies. President Trump should make sure we have a strong Department of Defense and invest in policies that will help track down Islamic radicals living on American soil. The Mexican Border Wall is letting the world know that President Trump’s main concern is not terrorism, therefore leaving an open door for ISIS in the United
Immigration has always been a hot topic in America. There are many pros and cons, which makes it a delicate issue when it comes to debates. In an attempt to reform immigration, President Obama has issued an executive order that will overhaul the nation’s immigration system as we know it. The president’s changes will affect nearly 11 million undocumented immigrants who are currently residing in America. Focusing on 4 main changes, Obamas’ plan focuses on many aspects from enhancing border security to developing new processes in which workers can enter the country.
The state of Texas faces several issues year round. The state and government agencies pursue to find solutions for these problems. One of the solutions is to finish the border wall to prevent this from happening. Since Texas borders with Mexico one of the main issues it faces is immigration and the trafficking of drugs. The borders along the south side of Texas are an easy pathway to get the immigrants and drugs into the country.
This article pertains to the contentious issue of illegal immigration. Following the election of President Donald Trump in the United States, amnesty policies and laws have become obsolete. Furthermore, President Trump has promised to enforce immigration law and deport illegal and criminal aliens from the United States. Canada has seen a huge influx of economic migrants who illegal enter Canada, many of these are crossing from Minnesota into Manitoba, their failure to cross from a port of entry constitutes an illegal border crossing. Recently, there has been a movement among ‘bleeding heart’ politicians to declare cities as ‘Sanctuary Cities’. A Sanctuary City is one which provides safe haven for illegal immigrants and protects them from
In a like manner, it’s helpful to turn the water off before replacing a busted pipe. With this intention, the Department of Homeland Security should implement techniques that would give them a sense of situational awareness concerning illegal activity around the border (H.R. 15). Further, this would continue to aid in the oversight of immigration even once the incorporation of immigrates into American society has been restored. In addition, borders and ports should utilize an accurate entry-exit system to restrict access to unauthorized people trying to enter the country (H.R. 15). Moreover, the system’s strict admittance procedure would further diminish the likelihood of a domestic terrorist
Whether it may have positive effects or negative ones, there’s no question that illegal immigration is an issue that cannot be ignored. And the problem isn’t necessarily finding a solution to help slow or prevent illegal immigration. It’s figuring out which solution will work the best for us. We will always encourage foreigners to come to our country, just as long as the proper steps are taken to do
“They 're bringing drugs, they 're bringing crime,” He is addressing that all the Mexicans are drug dealers and killers that’s not true. He cannot be stating all the Mexicans because not all of them are drug dealers or killers. “I will build a great, great wall on our southern border and I will make Mexico pay for that wall,” If he wants to make a big wall so any Mexicans can enter and make them pay for it that’s just stupid Trump is the one that wants the one he should be the one paying for something he wants. This wall is not going to stop Mexicans from coming to the U.S; they can still come in a plane of by sea. He says he wants to built a wall, than if he is paying where will he get all that money just to make stupid wall, the U.S has no loose money to give out to put the wall up.
Coyotes and Human Trafficking has an immense impact on both America and Mexico. With the increase of border protection, comes the increase of ways to get to america. The Mexicans just want a job and a happier place to be. There is no reason why we cannot let them come into our country. Trump should make a change to our country and surrounding countries by allowing immigrants to join our country as long as they are
Immigration is an immeasurable problem here in the U.S., Trumps outlook for this issue states “They're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime, they're rapists,” Trump said of undocumented Mexican immigrants while announcing his candidacy last June. Building the border stronger end immigrants and refugees who don’t through rigorous vettings.
Mexican Border Problems The U.S.-Mexico border region is one of the most dynamic in the world. It extends more than 3,100 kilometers (2,000 miles) from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean, and 100 kilometers (62.5 miles) on each side of the international border and is marked by high concrete fences in the west and a broad shallow river in the east when it reaches Texas. The region includes large deserts, numerous mountain ranges, rivers, wetlands, large estuaries, and shared aquifers. While its people share natural resources like water and air, the border region is characterized by many social, economic, and political contrasts. There is the single biggest and most dangerous problem facing America: violence from illegal immigrants, smugglers and drug runners along
Over the years it seems as though our country has become more populated and unsafe from the illegal immigrants and smuggled goods, such as drugs and weapons, which make it into the United States. Although there are many illegal immigrants and contraband that are able to make it into the U.S undetected, there are a significant amount of people and contraband that are caught by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The CBP is a component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and was formed in 2003. “It is one of the world’s largest law enforcement organizations and is charged with keeping terrorists and their weapons out of the U.S” (CBP). One of the departments of the CBP is border security, which is a team of individuals that work together to protect our country from “illegal immigrants, narcotics smuggling, and illegal importation” (CBP). Border patrol was established in 1924 and has changed dramatically over the decades. The one aspect that has not changed is “the overall mission to detect and prevent the illegal entry of aliens into the U.S” (CBP). The border patrol is responsible for patrolling the 6,000 miles of Mexican and Canadian land borders and 2,000 miles of coastal waters. According to CBP, “In 2013 420,789 nationwide illegal aliens were apprehended and 2.9 million pounds of drugs were seized.” As one could tell, there is a significant amount of illegal immigrants and smuggled goods coming into the U.S. However, the number of illegal immigrants that have been seized is lower than it has been in the past, but I still believe that having a strong border security is necessary in continuing to keep immigrants from trying to come into the U.S illegally and transporting illegal goods. “The primary goal of bo...
Unfortunately I think it is prudent to remember that border security exists to prevent illegal smuggling, illegal migration, spread of disease, intellectual theft and of course to attempt to deter and prevent state and non-state actors looking to infiltrate our nation in an attempt to do us harm. If you were to read through the mission statement of the Department of Homeland Security (2015) you would notice that throughout the page the statement that the vision of homeland security is to ensure a homeland that is safe, secure, and resilient, is stated throughout. Therefore, I would be led to believe that the enemy that we are protecting our borders from is not one specific person, weapon or plan, instead it is anything that threatens the security, prosperity, society and well-being of our nation, its people and its
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.
The United States of America, a new country, has unique qualities that people take for granted. People use many words to describe our country, including “safe haven”. This “safe haven” was created for people enter our country in a legal stance to gain freedom. These people often take the easy way into our country, instead of gaining the legal citizenship. Illegal immigrants will simply sneak across our borders. With this ongoing problem, we should take certain steps to protect our borders from those who don’t proceed to come into the United States legally. Our borders could have a higher protection if we had more police patrol, cracked-down on drug smuggling, and by building a wall.
Many may claim that they have the answer, but it is not that simple. Building a wall around our borders will cost more Americans in taxes than it is to deport illegal immigrants, this action is not cost effective. Some would agree to say to leave the situation alone and let them illegal immigrants come to America, however this would still cost Americans in the amount paying in living cost, education and health insurance. We may not know the answer now, however one place to start is to update the Nationality Act of 1965. As of February 2, 2005 George W. Bush said “America’s immigration system is outdated, unsuited to the needs of our economy and to the values of our country. We should not be content with laws that punish hard-working people and deny businesses willing workers and invite chaos at our border.” This was stated eleven years ago, it is now time for us to create solutions. Once solution is how Mayor of New York city Bill de blasio is taking action to help undocumented immigrants get legal rights, the mayor proposed a 7.9 million dollar project that will help assists illegal immigrants with citizenship process and work permits. Silva, Cristina. "Immigration Reform New NYC Program Helps Undocumented Immigrants Avoid Deportation, Obtain Work Permits." N.p., 15 Dec. 2015. Web. 6 Feb.