Border checkpoint

to look for a new life in the United States of America. During the time of 1976 the U.S Supreme Court decided that the United States Border Patrol to set up permanent or fixed checkpoints on public highways leading towards and away from the Mexican-American border. That only made passing through that much more difficult. In 1978 she decided to pass through the border between California. It took her awhile but she was able to get past. She lived in California for a year and worked in the…

1) Describe the challenges faced by US Customs and Border Protection agents attempting to secure the border. Be sure to include: What is the functional equivalent of the border? What is the Fourth amendment exception as it pertains to border searches? How are seizure statistics used to justify the mission of border security? The United States is considered to be greatest country on earth, because of its wealth, and the opportunity it presents people of different race and ethnicity to excel in…

that on the night of August 12-13, 1961, East German soldiers laid down more than 30 miles of barbed wire barrier through the heart of Berlin. East Berlin citizens were forbidden to pass into West Berlin, and the number of checkpoints in which Westerners could cross the border was drastically reduced. On August 15, they began replacing barbed wire with concrete. The wall, East German authorities declared, would protect their citizens from the pernicious influence of decadent capitalist culture.…

focused on the border between Mexico and the United States but also the states themselves. Alternative incarceration courts have been established throughout Mexico to give drug users another way out. This action will help reduce drug users in those areas thus lowering the demand for drugs. “A secure, cross-border telecommunications system between ten U.S. and Mexican border sister cities, has been established” (U.S. Department of State). This system provides security on both sides of the border…

the escapes were Hans Strelczyk and Gunter Weltzer. They both constructed a hot air balloon that they used to fly themselves over the wall in 1979. There was only one group of Berliners that could cross without risking their lives. The Grenzgängers (border crosser) which were…

The author interviews and visits people with many different cultural backgrounds and views on immigration. These include border patrol agents, human rights activists, environmentalists, and the ranchers who live near the border. This conflict can be felt between these viewpoints all throughout the book. It gives the reader a clear perspective of what’s going on at the border. It is a constant struggle over immigration not only in the government, but also between the Arizona residents who call…

The task force consisted of 450 members assigned with guarding a small portion of the 1,933-mile Mexican border. In 1980, the border work force was expanded from 450 workers to 2,200 members and spending towards border control was increased. When the 9/11 attacks took place there was much concern for the security of our nation. The ability for the Al-Qaeda terrorists to easily enter the country sparked fear within…

My father was born in Mexico in 1969. When he was younger his family did not have much money. His older brothers had to work to help support the family because their father had gone to America to find work, and did not send money back to his family. They did not have many of the things like we do now. An example of this was my father and his sibling had to make their own sandals. These were made with rubber from old tires and string. Jose, my uncle, was the first sibling to cross over into…

are under a dark shadow of negative assumptions and criminalized for being an immigrant. Society doesn’t see immigrants as asset to the United States when in fact they contribute just as much as any other American. Because immigrants and the Mexican border are seen as “bad” political policies are set in motion that oppress…

like before Hitler came to power?” Hans replied, “It was peaceful, no tyrant was roaming the land using young men to fuel his war machine that is the German nation.” That night, Hans and Pierre jumped off the train and ran to the French border. They ran to the border and tried to scale the wall with their sweaty hands and panicked breath but the guards noticed them and shot Hans as soon as they saw him. Hans howled like a wolf at the full moon when the bullet entered his lung. The bullet…