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Border Control

Border Control. Why Border Control? Before and after 9/11- border Security Policies Illegal Immigration and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRAIRA) of 1996 Operation Gatekeeper Border Control not just immigration related issue now is part of National Security and the War on Terror

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Border Control

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  1. Border Control

  2. Why Border Control? Before and after 9/11- border Security Policies Illegal Immigration and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRAIRA) of 1996 Operation Gatekeeper Border Control not just immigration related issue now is part of National Security and the War on Terror Sensenbrenner Bill in House of Representatives in 2005 (H.R. 4437) State of Economy Effect on the United States economy Condition in neighboring countries NAFTA Border Control

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  4. Border Control • Investment in Border Control • Differences between U.S.-Canadian border and U.S.-Mexican border • Investment in Border Control • Fence • Border Patrol Agents • Technology • Surveillance • Radar

  5. Outside Organizations Propaganda and Media USBC.org (U.S. Border Control) Grassfire The Minutemen Project "a citizens' Neighborhood Watch on our border“ Minuteman Project Incorporated Minuteman Civil Defense Corps http://www.minutemanproject.com/newsmanager/templates/mmp.asp?articleid=723&zoneid=24 Impacts Actual Views (Polls) Cost and place in job market 66% of Americans want tougher penalties of employing undocumented immigrants Border control and effects Importance of border control 64% of Americans want National Guards at U.S.-Mexican border Effects of immigrants 58% of polled: illegal immigrants didn’t have much of an effect 68% of polled: there isn’t much difference in the number of immigrants involve din crime than native-born Border Control

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  7. Biases and Perceptions Two Reasons for Concerns Terrorism Drugs/Gang Control Statistics Since 2005, 11.5-12 million (4.5-6 million legal/ 6-7 million illegal) 11,000 Border Patrol Agents (89% U.S-Mexican border/ 980 U.S.-Canadian border) Policies/Bills Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005 Operation Against Smugglers (and Traffickers) Initiative on Safety and Security (OASSIS) 2005 Current Administration Secure our borders Improve our immigration system Remove incentives to enter illegally Bring people out of the shadows Work with Mexico Crack down on Employers Border Control

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