1. Border Control

2. Why Border Control? Before and after 9/11- border Security Policies –Illegal Immigration and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRAIRA) of 1996 –Operation Gatekeeper –Border Control not just immigration related issue now is part of National Security and the War on Terror –Sensenbrenner Bill in House of Representatives in 2005 (H.R. 4437) State of Economy Effect on the United States economy Condition in neighboring countries NAFTA

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4. Investment in Border Control Differences between U.S.- Canadian border and U.S.- Mexican border Investment in Border Control Fence Border Patrol Agents Technology –Surveillance –Radar

6. Border Control Outside Organizations Propaganda and Media –USBC.org (U.S. Border Control) Grassfire –The Minutemen Project "a citizens' Neighborhood Watch on our border“ Minuteman Project Incorporated Minuteman Civil Defense Corps http://www.minutemanproj ect.com/newsmanager/te mplates/mmp.asp?articlei d=723&zoneid=24http://www.minutemanproj ect.com/newsmanager/te mplates/mmp.asp?articlei d=723&zoneid=24 Impacts Actual Views (Polls) Cost and place in job market –66% of Americans want tougher penalties of employing undocumented immigrants Border control and effects Importance of border control –64% of Americans want National Guards at U.S.- Mexican border Effects of immigrants –58% of polled: illegal immigrants didn’t have much of an effect –68% of polled: there isn’t much difference in the number of immigrants involve din crime than native-born

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8. Biases and Perceptions Two Reasons for Concerns –Terrorism –Drugs/Gang Control Statistics –Since 2005, 11.5-12 million (4.5-6 million legal/ 6-7 million illegal) –11,000 Border Patrol Agents (89% U.S-Mexican border/ 980 U.S.-Canadian border) Policies/Bills –Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005 –Operation Against Smugglers (and Traffickers) Initiative on Safety and Security (OASSIS) 2005 Current Administration Secure our borders Improve our immigration system Remove incentives to enter illegally Bring people out of the shadows Work with Mexico Crack down on Employers