US Border Patrol: Defense Against Illegal Migration
The U.S. Border Patrol
The United States Border Patrol (USBP) has a substantial history as our nation’s first line of defense against illegal migration. Its fundamental intent was to curb the illegal entry of aliens, contraband, and the flow of forbidden alcohol from Canada and Mexico into the United States. The USBP was founded in 1924, and was established in El Paso, Texas, and Detroit, Michigan. Under the influence of the Immigration Act, it was approved by Congress on May 28, 1924. The United States Border Patrol was created as a uniformed law enforcement agency of the Immigration Bureau. Today, the USBP’s primary mission is to identify and avert the entry of weapons of mass destruction, …show more content…
First, tax payers think that all of the equipment is costing the taxpayers too much. For example the charge of illegal immigrants in one hospital in Jacksonville, Florida costs taxpayers $44.5million. A Federal Government estimate says that $1.6 billion dollars is spent on the knowledge of illegal immigrants each year in California alone. Just think of how much money is spent on illegal immigrants across the country. Now this is just the cost of the immigrants that come through the border patrol. During the Clinton Administration "Operation Gatekeeper" a $500 million crackdown on illegal immigration was put into effect, most of that money put into the Border Patrol. It financed new lights, fencing, vehicles, equipment, and agents. It was the most comprehensive crackdown ever made against illegal immigrants. After only one year of "Operation Gatekeeper," the size of the Border Patrol has doubled. The number of immigrants caught has also nearly doubled. In an overview of the supporters argument, they believe that further improvements in the Border Patrol have actually decreased the number of illegal immigrants and should be allowed continuing funding to further reduce the amount of illegal immigrants entering the …show more content…
In return, the company would provide services to create a “effective edge” that would electronically protect millions of foreign travelers. Termed as US-VISIT program, which stands for the United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology, started in July 2003. The US-VISIT system must eventually include nearly 7,000 miles of borders along Mexico and Canada, including more than 300 land, air and sea ports that evidence 450 million crossings a year. The citizens who are in favor of the Border patrol have the basic idea that, yes, the Border Patrol used to be ineffective, but now due to various improvements in federal money, manpower, and technology the Border Patrol is very helpful. They say that the reason for all the illegal immigrants in the U.S. is due to when the Border Patrol was not as strong as it could or should
The United States Border Patrol (USBP) has a substantial history as our nation’s first line of defense against illegal migration. Its fundamental intent was to curb the illegal entry of aliens, contraband, and the flow of forbidden alcohol from Canada and Mexico into the United States. The USBP was founded in 1924, and was established in El Paso, Texas, and Detroit, Michigan. Under the influence of the Immigration Act, it was approved by Congress on May 28, 1924. The United States Border Patrol was created as a uniformed law enforcement agency of the Immigration Bureau. Today, the USBP’s primary mission is to identify and avert the entry of weapons of mass destruction, …show more content…
First, tax payers think that all of the equipment is costing the taxpayers too much. For example the charge of illegal immigrants in one hospital in Jacksonville, Florida costs taxpayers $44.5million. A Federal Government estimate says that $1.6 billion dollars is spent on the knowledge of illegal immigrants each year in California alone. Just think of how much money is spent on illegal immigrants across the country. Now this is just the cost of the immigrants that come through the border patrol. During the Clinton Administration "Operation Gatekeeper" a $500 million crackdown on illegal immigration was put into effect, most of that money put into the Border Patrol. It financed new lights, fencing, vehicles, equipment, and agents. It was the most comprehensive crackdown ever made against illegal immigrants. After only one year of "Operation Gatekeeper," the size of the Border Patrol has doubled. The number of immigrants caught has also nearly doubled. In an overview of the supporters argument, they believe that further improvements in the Border Patrol have actually decreased the number of illegal immigrants and should be allowed continuing funding to further reduce the amount of illegal immigrants entering the …show more content…
In return, the company would provide services to create a “effective edge” that would electronically protect millions of foreign travelers. Termed as US-VISIT program, which stands for the United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology, started in July 2003. The US-VISIT system must eventually include nearly 7,000 miles of borders along Mexico and Canada, including more than 300 land, air and sea ports that evidence 450 million crossings a year. The citizens who are in favor of the Border patrol have the basic idea that, yes, the Border Patrol used to be ineffective, but now due to various improvements in federal money, manpower, and technology the Border Patrol is very helpful. They say that the reason for all the illegal immigrants in the U.S. is due to when the Border Patrol was not as strong as it could or should