illegal immigration

Since the terrorist attacks on September 11 , 2001 , there have been many changes in the ways the United States government functions . The first act of alteration to the normal code of conduct was the drafting and passage of the USA PATRIOT Act . There are many who see this act as a bold defense against the fear of terrorism for the American public which is the opinion which this will generate suffice it to say that illegal immigration is harmful for the economy , the healthcare of this country , and for the overall protection to

citizens against terrorism illegal immigration should be a main concern of the government

As Andrew Kydd and Barbara Walter explain , there is a distinct politic to the notion of terrorism . However , these tactics are not always effective . There are many events of terrorism in the world each year yet only a handful are regarded with any merit . According to Kydd and Walter , through a well argued and insightful article , it is the trust between groups ' that must be destroyed for an extremist attack to be successful . This is the motivation behind the response to the attacks of September 11 , 2001

On December 6 , 2001 , then Attorney General John Ashcroft addressed the Senate Judiciary Committee in praise of this act , and it 's restructuring of the NSA , CIA and FBI (Ashcroft 524 ) His rhetoric was patriotic and concise , and his views of the USA PATRIOT act and its changes seemed sincere . This was supported with the passage of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1373 , which paved the road for the Patriot act itself . Eric Rosand wrote about the resolution in 2003 . His response to its necessity was one of sympathy to the government , for having to face such a difficult challenge

This attitude has spread throughout the country , as the appearance of impropriety has permeated the government 's handling of the terrorists investigations . Mary Jacoby brings up the question of the legal definition of Detainee . This is in response to the holding of prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay military base in Cuba . The prisoners of this facility have been acquired from around the world - from the war in Afghanistan , and from arrests done in dozens of countries around the world . However , the problem arises when the soldiers fighting for the Afghan military are brought in as detainees , rather than prisoners of war . While the Guantanamo prison has its apologists , such as Charles Krauthammer - who states that freeing of these men would be lunacy (537 ) - the fact remains , that in strict terms , the United States is in break of the Geneva Convention by holding POWs . The United States government however has to take such measures in to preserve and necessitate freedom and safety for its citizens . Under this ruling of protecting the bs of the United States the government also enlists other tactics involving b control

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