expensive, and a danger to the environment. Some even claim that to build such a wall would be racist. Donald Trump, however, disregards these beliefs. He states that the wall would be a mere fraction of the current trade deficit with Mexico and that it would help keep thousands of illegal immigrants out of the United States. Trump is…
The National Drug Control Strategy is revised each year by the President of the United States. The United States has been fighting a losing war against drugs for decades. In hopes for a winning war against drugs, the main strategies for the nation’s illicit drug use is to stop the use of drugs before it starts by educating the youth, reduce the health and social costs of illicit drug use, reduce drug related- crime and violence, shield America’s air, land, and sea frontiers from the drug threat,…
Drug trafficking is one of the most reoccurring problems in the U.S. No matter how hard we try to contain it, it will keep reoccurring (Jill Sherman, Drug Trafficking, Edina, Minnesota, 2010 print HHS 363.45) The U.S. has tried to fight this battle by creating laws and agencies. (Jill Sherman, Drug Trafficking, Edina, Minnesota, 2010 print HHS 363.45) One of the problems with our fight is foreign countries. Mexico has most of the sources. (Jill Sherman, Drug Trafficking, Edina, Minnesota…
Today, drugs are one of the most negatively profiled items in the world. One of the biggest exporters in the world is Colombia. Their influence in the drug trade reaches all the way back to the 1980's when brutal cartels were dominant. Today, Colombia's trade still exists and is as strong as ever. Drug trafficking has an influence on Colombia and the world because of the role it plays in destroying the environment, causing civil unrest, and affecting the economy. While many drugs are produced…
been very successful in reducing the amount of illicit drugs smuggled across our borders. With an estimated 19 million Americans participating in recreational drug use each month and spending over $60 billion on the fragmented criminal drug market annually, the international drug trade is becoming a larger threat to national security. Additionally, the U.S. drug market generates billions of dollars in profits, providing international drug trafficking organizations with resources to evade law…
fighting a War on Drugs for decades with no success. Many people might think that America has a “drug problem” when in fact, drugs may not be the issue. Through the use of these three books, Drugging the Poor, In Search of Respect, and Chasing the Scream, the “drug problem” is explained. Instead of a drug problem, society is facing a race problem where drug use is a symptom. The perspective and analysis used in these three books provides readers with a new perspective on drugs when compared to…
jail for simply having a gang tattoo. For two, they have deported many gang members who are illegal immigrants, sending them back to the country where this behavior is rooted. “An increasing number of gang members are seeking asylum in the United States. Still, the federal government continues the deportations that started the cycle of violence 10 years ago.” The U.S. deported more than 78,000criminal illegal immigrants. 7,000+ to Honduras, and 2,000 to El Salvador from 200 to…
The U.S. has done quite a lot to stop drug cartels in Latin America. Since the 1970s, the U.S. spent one trillion dollars or more, trying their best to dismantle drug cartels. U.S. troops, pilots, and ships have been constantly deployed to track down drug smugglers. The U.S. has not only trained their units, but militaries and law enforcement agents in Latin American countries as well. The Fourth Fleet is in the Caribbean, the Marines in Guatemala, and the National Guard in Honduras. The U.S.…
While the War on Drugs has helped reduce illicit drug use to some degree, our government should surrender in the War on Drugs as the progress has been brutally insignificant, the consequences have heavily outweighed the benefits, and theres are many other solutions that are considerably more effective and far less abrasive to communities. Our government should surrender in the War on Drugs as the progress has been brutally insignificant As the progress of the War on Drugs Quote #1: "Nowadays…
Whether people sell or buy drugs, the involvement with drugs is not a victimless crime. Many believe that the use of drugs does not affect the people around them because the individual may be using drugs within a closed environment and is not causing any harm to anyone else, but themselves. This is true to an extent, at the moment of doing drugs the individual possibly is not harming anyone but themselves, but eventually the individual will come into contact with other people such as friends or…