Immigration Policy in the United States

Paper Summary:

This paper examines the U.S. government's focus on immigration since September 11th. It explains how the U.S government attempts to discover the most effective approach to continue to allow immigrants into the nation, while at the same time prevent another terrorist attack on American soil. The writer discusses the two forms of immigration into the United States - permanent and temporary. The writer further discusses the 'Patriot Act' and its implications. In addition, the writer looks at how technology would be added to bolster the strength of screening techniques at American borders and allow for legal immigrants to enter the country, while at the same time prevent illegals and terrorists from using the borders as their gateway to the country.

From the Paper:

"The United States has traditionally been known as a country that accepts immigrants and values their diversity within society. The events of September 11th, however, made lawmakers, political entities and the public reconsider their view of immigration. This is because 12 of the 19 high-jackers in the September 11th attacks were all in the country legally with either tourist or student visas (Ruiz sec. 1). Three of those terrorists had held legal visas which had expired, but no action was ever taken to force them to leave the United States at that time. Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz contends that because the status of these individuals through immigration is public knowledge, now there are millions of Americans that believe that if the immigration policies had been different, there would have been no 9-11 attacks (sec. 1)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• "Fact Sheet: Secure Fence Act". The White House. 2006. 1 December 2006. < http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/10/20061026-1.html>
• "Fair and Secure Immigration Reform". The White House. 2006. 1 December 2006. < http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/01/20040107-1.html>
• "How Patriot Act 2 Would Further Erode the Basic Checks on Government Power That Keep America Safe and Free". American Civil Liberties Union. 2003. 15 November 2006. < http://www.aclu.org/safefree/general/17346leg20030320.html
• "Immigration Debate" NPR. 2006. 1 December 2006. < http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5310549>
• "Immigration Policy in the United States". The Congress of the United States. February 2006. 25 November 2006. <http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/70xx/doc7051/02-28-Immigration.pdf>

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• Analytical Essay # 49168 : "Immigration and Unemployment in the United States"

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