In the United States, there are many people who believe that closing down our borders will help the terrorism we face in America come to an end. Well those that believe this is true, they are very wrong. For instance, look at the event that happened in a school full of children in Connecticut. This act of terror was committed by an American citizen. Also the shooting that happened in Colorado when the movie Batman The Dark Knight Rises was released, this act of terror was also committed by an American citizen. Another incident was the Navy Yard shooting, also committed by an American citizen. Then there is the Lafayette shooting, which again was committed by an American citizen. Lets not forget the Columbine high school massacre which was
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James Holmes was born in San Diego, California. He lived in many parts of California throughout his life and he attended college in California. “James Eagan Holmes was born on December 13, 1987, in San Diego, California. Holmes graduated from Westview High School in Rancho Penasquitos, California, in 2006. That summer, he interned at the Salk Institute of Biological Studies. Holmes went on to the University of California, Riverside, where he earned a bachelor's degree in neuroscience in 2010.”(James). This makes him a citizen of the United States all his life. So again, how will closing the borders solve anything people like James Holmes will always be around to commit these violent acts of terror for no reason or reasons that only make sense to …show more content…
Terry Nichols was born in Lapeer, Michigan which is the place he grew up in. “Nichols became one of America’s most infamous domestic terrorists”(terry). These two are responsible for the Oklahoma City bombing. “Timothy McVeigh drove a rental truck to the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building and parked it outside. The vehicle contained a 4,000-pound bomb made of fertilizer, diesel and racing fuel. It went off shortly after 9 a.m., a time when most people had already arrived for work. The results of the blast were catastrophic -- 168 people died, including 19 children who attended school at a daycare center in the building, and hundreds of others were injured.”(terry). Unlike Harris and Klebold's plan these two succeeded in killing more than a hundred people. Timothy McVeigh was born in Lockport, New York. He was the driver of the truck that carried the bomb. McVeigh once served in the military and then he turned out to be part of one of the biggest domestic terrorist attacks in the United States. So again, these two once fought for this country and all of a sudden they decided to kill hundreds of the people they were just fighting for. So American heroes turned to villains. Now again do you still believe that closing the borders of the States will help stop terrorism in the
James Holmes was born in San Diego, California. He lived in many parts of California throughout his life and he attended college in California. “James Eagan Holmes was born on December 13, 1987, in San Diego, California. Holmes graduated from Westview High School in Rancho Penasquitos, California, in 2006. That summer, he interned at the Salk Institute of Biological Studies. Holmes went on to the University of California, Riverside, where he earned a bachelor's degree in neuroscience in 2010.”(James). This makes him a citizen of the United States all his life. So again, how will closing the borders solve anything people like James Holmes will always be around to commit these violent acts of terror for no reason or reasons that only make sense to …show more content…
Terry Nichols was born in Lapeer, Michigan which is the place he grew up in. “Nichols became one of America’s most infamous domestic terrorists”(terry). These two are responsible for the Oklahoma City bombing. “Timothy McVeigh drove a rental truck to the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building and parked it outside. The vehicle contained a 4,000-pound bomb made of fertilizer, diesel and racing fuel. It went off shortly after 9 a.m., a time when most people had already arrived for work. The results of the blast were catastrophic -- 168 people died, including 19 children who attended school at a daycare center in the building, and hundreds of others were injured.”(terry). Unlike Harris and Klebold's plan these two succeeded in killing more than a hundred people. Timothy McVeigh was born in Lockport, New York. He was the driver of the truck that carried the bomb. McVeigh once served in the military and then he turned out to be part of one of the biggest domestic terrorist attacks in the United States. So again, these two once fought for this country and all of a sudden they decided to kill hundreds of the people they were just fighting for. So American heroes turned to villains. Now again do you still believe that closing the borders of the States will help stop terrorism in the