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This 7-page paper discusses current immigration policies with regard to their effectiveness in stopping terrorism. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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vibrant and diverse culture. Unfortunately, a lot of people forget that, and in the climate of fear engendered by the September 11 attacks, its easy to believe that anyone
whos "different" is a threat. To counter that perceived threat, the U.S. has increased its protection measures in many areas, including air travel and border security. This raises
several questions, including whether or not the U.S. should modify its immigration policies; how lax security is now; and if improved border control will eliminate terrorist threats. This paper
will try to answer these questions and argue that heightened security is necessary in order to stop potential terrorists. Current Security Measures The United States has
a history of somewhat lax border enforcement, simply because the sheer size of the country makes it impossible to patrol every foot of the Canadian/Mexican borders and all three coasts.
The borders have been referred to by many sources as "porous," meaning that its easy for people to get into the country illegally. Whats ironic is that all
the September 11 terrorists were in the country legally. In response to the attack, the Administration put these measures in place: they have increased the number of Border Patrol
agents from 9,788 to 10,835 as of December 1, 2003; tripling the number of agents on the Canadian border (Immigration, 2004). In addition, the Border Patrol is installing "monitoring
devices along the borders to detect illegal activity" (Immigration, 2004). Other measures include Operation Tarmac, which "investigates businesses and workers in the secure areas of domestic airports"; the
Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), which tracks and monitors foreign students and exchange visitors via the Internet; and the US-VISIT program, which collects "biometric identifiers to record the
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