Mexico Border Security Essay

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Changing the Security along the U.S and Mexico Border There is no other place in the world where an invisible line draws such a disparity in wealth and lifestyle. There are Mexican refuges that want to come to America for a better life for themselves and their families. There is no easy answer to fix this issue. The Department of Homeland Security was created in response to the Sept. 11th attacks. Their mission is to prevent illegal aliens from entering that cause a threat to American society. Often their purpose is confused. With all of the debates going on regarding border security, what can we do to solve this age old issue? America’s plans to control the invasion of immigrants haven’t worked so far, maybe it’s time to find other ways of dealing with this problem. I personally do not feel that we can ever completely stop immigration. America can put up fences, get all of the border patrol that they can, and make as many laws as they want but when an immigrant is fighting for his or her life they can accomplish anything. The border between the U.S and Mexico is approximately 1,951 miles long (Wikipedia). In 1994 President Clinton started…show more content…
America already does this for Cuban immigrants so why not Mexican immigrants? If a Cuban floats on a raft to the U.S we give him documentation once he lands, but if a Mexican gets to the U.S we send him or her back after they have risked their life to get here. Even if we were to build a wall the length of the entire border, first of all it would cost millions of dollars and that is not to mention the cost of repairs. Second of all the immigrants would just dig under, find a way over, or even cut through it. This would become very costly for America to continually

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