U.S. Customs and Border Protection

in the world, the United States (U.S.) boasts a thriving economy, an extraordinary military, and opportunity for all. Despite the prominence of the world superpower, the US is actually in decline. Standing on the laurels of 20th century leaders, America no longer fosters the rapid growth it once enjoyed. American society finds itself in a state of deterioration due to the declining value of the US dollar in the global economy, the inability to control the borders, and the dissatisfaction of the…

Have you ever heard or seen those scary border stories? Do you ever watch documentaries or television shows, even the news on the border safety? Over 32% of all inmates in state prisons in the U.S. were under the influence of drugs or caught with possession of drugs. Drug enforcement agencies or DEAs makes over 30,000 arrests each year due to illegal narcotics. Nearly 48,000 people have been killed over the past 5 years in Mexico due to suspected drug-related violence. Also, remember the guilty…

A nation without borders is not a nation. Today, every country is putting efforts to secure its borders not only from terrorists and drug smugglers, but also from the illegal immigrants. All these recurring activities have sparked the United States to secure its borders against illegal immigrants and terrorism by creating two immigration enforcement agencies: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in the year 2003. ‘Border Patrol Nation’…

The Alexander Hamilton U.S. Customs house is one of New York City’s important historical landmarks. The U.S. Customs House was built in 1902-1907 near the port of New York and its job was to collect customs from imported goods (New York Architecture 2015). Before income tax was being developed in 1916, customs was the greatest source of income for our government (NMAI 2015). “It is located near the southern tip of Manhattan, next to Battery Park (New York Architecture 2015).” The building is…

Diminyatz about his assessment of the southern border of the United States. It’s frustrating for me that the leadership has not secured this border. The 9/11 Commission report stated the “more than 500 million people cross the U.S. borders each year, and 330 million of them are foreigners coming into the United States” (White, pg. 371, 2012). I believe it’s time to pull back the reigns of immigration, and take steps for immigration reform, and securing our borders. This would be a priority…

Importing cars into the U.S is a lot harder than it needs to be. The U.S. customs and border protection makes laws with the department of transportation regulating what cars can come into the states. I personally feel that some of these laws are pointless. Some cars in the JDM market aren’t allowed into the U.S. for reasons such as headlights, bumpers, seatbelts, and other minor things. “If you want to bring these cars in you have three options. You can bring them to compliance, bring in as a…

the changes in the number of the immigrants to the U.S. population from 2000 to 2015. The beginning of the century tragedy of September 11, 2001 has influenced a lot not only the immigration process, but also the…

In the United States, borders have went from being patrolled by a few hundred agents in certain areas, to over thousands of agents at designated regions around the United States. Immigrants have always held a vast percentage in the United States, “More than 43.7 million immigrants resided in the United States in 2016, accounting for 13.5 percent of the total U.S. population of 323.1 million”(“Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States”). The percent of…

Midterm Assignment Since the inception of nations, countries and borders, security and defense has always been paramount. The security of its people and defense of its infrastructure are vital to not only the sovereignty of a nation but the well-being of its citizens. Throughout history we have seen nations fall and governments toppled due to its inability to protect itself from both insider and outside threats. America has witnessed these situations time and time again since its birth in…

Immigration reform has been a highly contested political issue in the U.S. for years. As a result, leaders in support of an immigration reform have been gathering with immigration system to discuss a possible change. However, in many ways, it has been brought to the forefront of Republican politics this election cycle thanks to the presumptive nominee, Donald Trump, whose announcement speech was highly critical of immigrants from Mexico. The following paper will talk about the Utilitarianism…