Table of Contents
Current Situation in the United States 4
Drug Wars: Emphasis in Immigration 4
Human Trafficking 5
Gangs 6
Conclusion 7
Works Cited 7
Current Situation in the United States
According to the independent Center for Immigration Studies, in January 2000 there were 7 million illegal aliens living in the United States and the center estimated that number to grow by half a million a year (Peak, 2009, pg. 245). Based on this fact, the reality is that the minority has turn into a majority and has fulfilled the melting pot. Peak explains that ever since the incident of 9/11 the country has taken precaution and other measures to challenge in protecting borders. This even was a remarkable time of history for many citizens and changed the views of the government’s actions. During recent years, the U.S Customs and Border Protection has taken action, they have unified with the Department of Homeland Security and Law Enforcement to manage, control and protect the U.S borders at and between the official ports of entry.
Drug Wars: Emphasis in Immigration
In order to prevent illegal drugs from coming in thru the U.S, police officials are in charge of investigating who is responsible for trafficking drugs to the U.S. Recently, the Center for Investigating Reporting found that Americans are taken into custody eighty percent of the time in drug-related arrest at the American border, as Mexican drug cartels favor national because customs would not suspect them (Moore, 2013). According to Moore, with emphasis in immigration, it is revealed that four out of every five such arrests is that of a U.S citizen. Basically, U.S citizens are also taken charge for their illicit activities, not only undocumented. In addition the sour...
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Since 2006, a growing issue of drug smuggling and trafficking has arisen between Mexico and the United States. Not only does this issue affect the economies of the two countries but also the social life of the populations.
The article by Rob Guerette is a case study involving the widely-reported increase of immigration into the United States. It tackles migration issues as well as related issues such as border security , security initiatives by individuals.. The article also provides in-depth research about the impact of illegal immigration into the United States including migrant deaths, deaths of non-migrants at the border, border security and the challenges faced by United States border patrol officers. The main purpose of the article was to provide an explanation as to whether the Border Patrol has any effect in saving the lives of people attempting to enter into the United States (Guerette, 2007).
Peak, K. J. (2013). Policing America, Vitalsource for Kaplan University [VitalSouce bookshelf version]. Retrieved from http://splashurl.com/qc99jsl
Visiting a tourist attraction in Mexico, tourists do not realize the gruesome reality that Mexican civilians face on an everyday basis. Dead bodies cover the streets, the echo of gun shots ring through the streets daily, and seeing the cartels terrorize businesses. The rise of Mexico’s violence in the past decade has marked the country and made its way to the United States. The United States has ignored the problem for many years, since they always referenced Mexico’s drug crisis as a non-emergent issue. In the past decade the U.S. government has seen an increase in violence and consumption of illegal drugs due to the Mexican cartels. This issue is becoming more impactful to the U.S. as they continue to ignore it. Mexico plays a significant role in the United States economy and politics, therefore the United States involvement will play a critical role in ending the drug cartel war in Mexico, by helping the people in Mexico, targeting all the kingpins to get them off the streets, and legalizing marijuana.
The Mexican group represents 60 percent of those who entered between 1970 and 1980. Mexico is the only single country which accounts the largest number of undocumented immigrants residing in the U.S. In 1980, 55 percent of the illegal immigrants...
In Jeanette Schmidt’s article, Transporting Cocaine states, “Colombian cartels would pay the Mexican groups as much as $1,000/kilo to smuggle cocaine into the United States” (Schmidt, 2). The Colombian cartels would then pick up the drugs and resume distribution and sales efforts, making personal profits that are unrecorded. In order to seize these individuals who are growing in power and numbers, the U.S. must control the connections between Mexico and Columbia. Mexico is the biggest transporter amongst Columbia and the U.S. because it shares a border with the U.S. This increasingly poisonous drug trafficking leads to drug dealers...
However, The United States has one of the safest security systems in the world and that leads to a very good protection of its borders. ‘’In 2006, Congress passed The Secure Fence Act authorizing 700 miles of fencing along the US-Mexico border’’ (Border enforcement 1) creating one of the biggest barriers in the world and disappointing the people that look for a better quality of life. Patrol’s budget in the border with South America, was increased by a 500 percent and its employees by more than 200 percent (Border 1) , which makes difficult the situation for the dreamers who risk their lives to come to America.
Drug arrests occur too often and are taking up a majority of general arrests in America. “Drug arrests were the single largest category of arrests, accounting for more than 10% of all arrests in the country” (A drug, 2015). One out of ten of every arrest in the United States of America is a drug arrest. This over focus on drug arrests needs to stop as it is taking focus off of more damaging violent crimes. Overall drug arrests are up 8.3% from a decade ago” (A drug, 2015). Drug crimes are increasing because of the American government increased focus on drug crimes, despite the fact that it is not helping the problem. Even though drug arrests are going up, drug use in the United States of America is “... plentiful and widely used as ever” (Grenier,
Immigration has quickly come to the surface as one of the United States’ major problems. More specifically, illegal immigration on the Mexican border. Everyday more and more people sneak across the border in hopes of a better life. Many Americans consider it to be a bad thing, but it is not. In some ways these people do improve our country. People of all ages, ethnicities, and backgrounds cross the border. Many are women and children looking to start over. About 175,900 immigrants enter the US every year from Mexico. Some things that come along with immigration are border militarization, amnesty, deportation, and the threat of terrorism.
Illegal immigration was an issue in the past and is a pressing problem in the present. The U.S. Government has been trying to find a resolution to this issue for years. The United States approved the Immigration Reform and Control Act in 1986, which allowed the American Government to punish American companies that consciously employed illegal immigrants (Nadadur 1037-1052). The United States’ Government Immigration Reform and Control Act has been unsuccessful in controlling illegal immigration. It is estimated that illegal immigration into the U.S. has a yearly interval of three hundred fifty thousand people (Rousmaniere 24-25). It is apparent that the 1986 act was not able to keep a handle on illegal immigration. Illegal immigration continues due to the fact that immigrants only take the jobs available to them, which in turn helps support the United States’ economy, so measures should not be taken to halt immigration.
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There are many different challenges that the United States is faced with in regards to border protection. Some of these challenges include, but are not limited to: political conflict, immigration smuggling, funding, and the immigration nationalism. The main challenge is the amount of funding given to border protection agencies. Legislation continues to debate over how much funding should be given to border control based on political conflicts and the issue of Nationalism. "A focus on border control, as has been the debate in the Legislature during the last year, is simply an extension of a longstanding political trend" (Ibrahim & Bargerhuff & Krikorian & Canty, para.
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