United States Border Patrol

The United States is known by many people as the land of opportunity and freedom. For the most part, this is true- we are privileged to have certain rights that other countries do not. For example: freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and many others that give us the right to live freely and believe what we want instead of being told what to believe. However, there are also many problems with being such a sought after country. Some people are desperately seeking refuge here and…

Question 1: The advancement of capitalism in the United States has greatly impacted Mexican migration by providing the population with a variety of pull factors. There have been many peeking periods starting around the late 1800s and early 1900s where many immigrants, documented and undocumented, have came to the United States due to the large amount of work opportunities that it offers. In fact, many Mexican citizens were requested by U.S. employers due to the cheap labor. For example, during…

Ethan Schmidt English II Mrs. Lowe 15 May 2017 Border Control People have been fleeing into the US way too long. By leaving the borders open they are allowing many illegal immigrants into the United States, who ruin the American economy. Not to mention the people who could be involved in major crimes, and terrorists enter freely, and jeopardize the safety of the American people. The United States has had terrorist attacks in san bernardino last year, at the boston marathon in 2013, at fort…

America and Mexico trying to illegally enter the United States. Due to their social location or, the group memberships that people have because of their location in history and society, they are subjected to conditions here in America we would never experience. Ana’s father could no longer afford to pay for tuition for her schooling so she had to be pulled from the 7th grade. In the US, school up through high school is free because with federal and state taxes we can afford to pay for free and…

Vietnam War is one of the wars that United States of America was a part of during the cold war to fight against the communism. Frdrick Dowes throghout his book says that this war was a surprise to him and he didnt expect so much brutality to happen. The war lasted for more than 20 years from 1954-1975 according to encyclopeadia britanicca and was one of the biggest indochina wars.The war itself had many casualties that even caused uprisings in the homefront. There are still veterans who have not…

Which put lots of pressure on the border patrol because they needed to figure out a good way to get everyone across the border to California. The significance is that these events of 100’s of thousands of people were crossing the border which caused pressure both in Texas and California because of trafficking.With farms that couldn 't provide for families, those families were forced…

Securing The United States of America’s borders: Half of the illegal immigrants crossing the U.S. and Mexican border into America were not caught in one year (Associated Press). Though this could be shocking it needs to be addressed. As many people as possible should be let into the U.S. but they should cross the borders legally. By securing the United States’ borders this will help enforce this rule. We should not increase our border security because we are discriminatory, we should do it for…

The 2008 article “What About the Illegals?” from The Washington Times talks about the fact the number of illegal immigrants was going down very slowly, but also says “Still, border enforcement, workplace crackdowns, the threat of deportation and greater social awareness have not worked alone to push down illegal alien numbers” (What About. . ., 2008, A22). This article helps to show that there have been attempts to stop illegal…

Border Protection Imagine yourself trying to cross the border every day just trying to make a better life for you and your family. Living on the streets and making four dollars an hour picking fruit off of trees is just not cutting it. You are trying to get by with the little resources you have found, but now that you are practically starving, you decide it is time to smuggle drugs. In the back of your mind you know filling out the VISA application to work here would be a smarter idea than…

Many restrictions on travel and trade were lifted. This would become know as “Ping Pong” diplomacy. It was so named after the United States ping-pong team was invited to the Chinese capital in April of 1971. During their visit the group was treated as though they were dignitaries or royalty. They played matches against the Chinese team but also visited important landmarks through out China. The American delegation was accompanied by members of the press and was closely watched by the American…