The Department of Homeland Security

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In this research paper, I am going to discuss the plan that the Department of Homeland Security has set forth for the years of 2012-2016. This plan outlines the entire vision of the department to essentially accomplish their missions and goals. The plan consists of missions varying from border security to cyber security. We must not forget the men and women on the front line working hard to ultimately secure and provide safety for the United States of America.

The Department of Homeland Security National Strategic Plan was created to outline the department’s missions, goals, and visions from the years of 2012-2016. There are five missions that DHS (Department of Homeland Security) is prioritizing in the national strategic plan. These missions are: preventing terrorism, securing and managing America’s borders, enforcing immigration laws, guarding cyberspace, and being resilient to natural disasters.

Following the tragedy of September 11th, 2001, America needed to make sure this type of attack will never happen again. We realized that our nation was extremely vulnerable to terrorism and our government needed to react swiftly. After 9/11, President Bush pushed to enhance homeland security efforts. He established the Office of Homeland Security. Of November of 2002, the Office of Homeland Security was renamed to the Department of Homeland Security.

DHS is responsible for protecting the homeland of the United States. The department has a vision of securing our nation while safeguarding against terrorism attacks. There are 22 agencies that work under the department; these agencies have a wide variety of duties such as securing transportation, administrating immigration, and protecting our borders.

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...ay occur. I think this plan was well-constructed and will do an excellent job serving as a guideline for federal, state, and local agencies to shadow on.

Works Cited

Bush, G. W. (2002). The national security strategy of the United States of America. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT WASHINGTON DC.

Department of Homeland Security Strategic Plan. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/dhs-strategic-plan-fy-2012-2016.pdf

Guerette, R., & Clarke, R. V. (2005). Border Enforcement, Organized Crime, and Deaths of Smuggled Migrants on the United States – Mexico Border. European Journal On Criminal Policy & Research, 11(2), 159-174. doi:10.1007/s10609-005-6716-z

Orrenius, P. M. (2001). Illegal immigration and enforcement along the US-Mexico border: An overview. ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL REVIEW-FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF DALLAS, (1), 2-11.

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