Wake Up America
Wake Up America Ever since the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York, America has been racial profiling in airports. A lot of people think that this is the best thing to do to stop terrorists from coming into the United States, and I completely agree with them. Looking at what a person is wearing can tell a lot about who they might be. For instance, if I am going through the security lines at an airport, and I see someone in front of me wearing a head wrap that looks like they are from the Middle East, I am going to be very scared and on edge of what they might do. I am not saying that every Middle Easterner is a terrorist, but it’s better to get them searched than have many people harmed because security let them slide through. Our international airports have allowed many terrorists into our country. Just look at how many other attacks we have had since the incident in September of 2001. International Security tells us that America has had 9 violent Jihadist Attacks since then.(“Deadly Attacks
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“Most of the organizations of terrorists that threaten the nation today are based on an Islamic form of ideology that is primarily prevalent in Southeast Asia and Middle East.” (“Racial Profiling Pros and Cons”) Even if some terrorists from other countries have converted to Middle Eastern terrorist groups, you can still tell that something is up and something might be dangerous about those specific people. Using racial profiling is common sense. Searching these people even farther could save us in the long run. TSA agents not only have to just look at what that person is wearing, but they also can look at the boarding pass to see the passenger’s name. If our workers in airport security would take these cautions and procedures into consideration, we might save America from any major or minor terrorist attacks down the
“Most of the organizations of terrorists that threaten the nation today are based on an Islamic form of ideology that is primarily prevalent in Southeast Asia and Middle East.” (“Racial Profiling Pros and Cons”) Even if some terrorists from other countries have converted to Middle Eastern terrorist groups, you can still tell that something is up and something might be dangerous about those specific people. Using racial profiling is common sense. Searching these people even farther could save us in the long run. TSA agents not only have to just look at what that person is wearing, but they also can look at the boarding pass to see the passenger’s name. If our workers in airport security would take these cautions and procedures into consideration, we might save America from any major or minor terrorist attacks down the