United States Border Patrol

“The Devil’s Highway” by Luís Alberto Urrea is a haunting story that gives life to the tragedy of twenty-six men who crossed attempted to cross from Mexico to America through the Arizona desert, with only fourteen surviving the trek. It is a story that I am familiar with, as I had to read the book for introduction to agriculture education last year. It is a book that has haunted me since and until this class I was determined not to ever read it again. This is because the images of charred…

the United States. Their whole village seemed to know how dangerous the journey would be, but they all would talk about how ‘amazing’ America really is compared to their own country. They spoke about jobs, being able to prosper, being able to provide for their families, and have better living conditions. When they began their journey to immigrate to the US, their hopes were pretty much destroyed when they realized how difficult it really is to get into the country. Once they crossed the border,…

Donald Trump’s Wall Necessary or Unnecessary Donald Trump’s immigration plan has an outrageous bill. He calls for an increase in security along the border that the United State just does not have. Donald Trump’s main point on illegal immigration is, he wants to build the wall on the border of the Texas and Mexico. The question I am posing for this paper is is Donald Trump’s wall cost effective and is it really necessary? The government is already having a monetary problem with the country…

recently hit the news time and time again within the last decade, and frequently lead to a debate. The majority of those heated conversations often involve the United States of America. Those passionate discussions have ignited a spark in a series of countless debates dealing with drones and the future they possess with the United States of America. Some may not know, but drones are also known as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, or UAV’s for short. A UAV is exactly what it sounds like. First, you have…

The poem “La Migra” by Pat Mora shows the reader the circumstances of the struggle of the mexican immigrant versus the government border patrol. It is told through children playing a game. In the first stanza, one child is playing as a border patrolman. The child has a badge and gun and chases the other child, playing the mexican maid. He says that he could do whatever he wants and the maid can do nothing about it. The view point in the second stanza then switches to the mexican maid. The…

define what is desirable or undesirable, good or bad, beautiful or ugly. Wetbacks are people who enter the United States illegally; this is because the people who come here have their values changed. People in other countries usually leave home to find jobs because the jobs in their own country are gone or disappearing. The money they make from the job they hope to get in the United States would be used to help out their families back home. These people are superstitious for when they travel…

US Customs and Border Protection agents attempting to secure the border. Be sure to include: What is the functional equivalent of the border? What is the Fourth amendment exception as it pertains to border searches? How are seizure statistics used to justify the mission of border security? The United States is considered to be greatest country on earth, because of its wealth, and the opportunity it presents people of different race and ethnicity to excel in life. The United States is also a…

background. Immigration become an issue because of the many crimes some immigrants bring with them. Furthermore, Borders are recognized demarcations of a sovereign country. Every country has immigration policy that deals immigrants. Even third countries have border patrol that protect its borders from illegal entry. I am an immigrant from a third world country Liberia, West Africa. Liberia shares borders with three neighboring countries, Ivory Coast, Guinea and sierra Lone. Ivory Coast has a…

bothersome in multiple ways. For one, pirates are allowing large drug rings along the border of the United States and Mexico to be reopened. The largest being a former wing of the Gulf Cartel, called Zeta. Zeta seems to have good control over this area and their trade, selling dope and robbing fishermen of everything valuable, because the boats they use are faster than the boats used by the coast guard, “Border Patrol agents tried to follow a Mexican boat filled with men wearing ski masks, but…

The tunnel extended from a house in Tijuana, Mexico; to the border on the U.S side, and then to a side fenced lot in San Diego. With this tunnel, the agents found more than a ton of cocaine, and seven tons of marijuana. Still think Mexico is not a problem? The tunnel had an equipped elevator that could fit about ten people. This tunnel was also said to be the 13th sophisticated secret passage found along California’s border with Mexico since…