9/11 Attacks

The Attacks on September 11, 2001
On the morning of September 11, 2001 a series of terrorist attacks occurred in the United States and Washington, D.C. The purpose was to weaken the United States’ economy by hurting it’s most important centers of income and power. The plan of the terrorists were to hit Wall Street, the Pentagon, and the White House. In the end, the planes attacking the Pentagon and Wall Street were successful for the attackers, but devastating for America. The total number of deceased from this day was 2,975. This number was more than the amount of people who died in the 1941 tragedy of Pearl Harbor. The event of September 11, 2001 attacks had effects on air travel, the economy, immigration and deportation, racial profiling against muslims in the United States, and the government. First, the United States upgraded security when it came to air travel. Secondly, the economy was hurt significantly due to the attacks. Thirdly, immigration and deportation was a big issue when it came to …show more content…
After the attacks, the visas for Pakistani citizen dropped significantly more than any other country. The amount of visas given to this country fell approximately 70%. Other countries saw drops as well, such as, Egypt and Morocco. Trust in other countries and tourism fell in the United States. America took strong precaution after the attacks, so tourism from other countries fell for three years. According to,("9/11 to Now: Ways We Have Change"), deportations as a whole rose by 104 percent from 2001 to 2010, according to data from the Department of Homeland Security. These immigration and deportation laws not only pertained to Middle Eastern countries. In the United States, Congress passed many laws to secure border patrol when it came to immigration. Also, more information and data was collected when it came to foreign