The Pros And Cons Of Border Security

1. Following 9/11, the United States increased border security measures at primary ports of entry. Describe the strengths and issues related to current border security measures. Recommend alternative strategies to minimize these issues.
Arguably the event that transpired on the 9th of September 2001 transformed the lives of Americans completely. The days when Americans flew in planes without any threat of terrorism on US soil are long gone. In fact, terrorism has become a common vocabulary that most third graders are familiar with it. They may not comprehend what the word means, but they are aware of it and understand that it is not something pleasant. Fifteen years after the event of 9/11, Americans are not yet safe, but elaborate border security measures have been put in place to secure the US homeland (U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, n.d).
The most evident transformations in border security visible
It is estimated that 8 million aliens are residing in the United States with more than a million arriving each year. These indicates that there is a loophole that could be exploited by terror organization to ensure there operatives enter the country. Some of these illegal immigrants enter the country with the intentions getting meaningful employment. However, others have the intention of passing through the border undetected so that they can later carry out terror activities against the American people. The current influx of illegal immigrants and individuals overstaying their visas has exacerbated the situation for border and interior enforcement agencies capacity to specifically focus on organized crime, violent felons, as well as terrorist groups because they use the anonymity that the current system offers them (Johnson, 2014; Stewart,