It was only after the World Trade Centre attack in 1993 that they realized the magnitude of foreign terrorism (Copeland, 2007). ... There was a systemic setback to intelligence gathering and sharing among government agencies. ... Resources allocated for defence and intelligence budgets were in fact reduced over time instead of being increased (Winkler, 2005).It was observed that American administrators did not adapt new and modern security changes after the Cold War; resources were not allocated accordingly to counter terror attacks. ... On travel and financing of terrorist activities, the co...

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Symbols such as the Statue of Liberty offered strength and hope to start a new home in this foreign land. ... Throughout the centuries, immigrants have enriched America's culture, bringing foreign languages, distinct cultural customs, traditions and values. ... According to some estimates, one-third of Silicon Valley's engineers are foreign born. ... According to the National Science Foundation 23% of United States residents who have PhD's in science or engineering are foreign born (Gleckman). ... Information and intelligence access and sharing is the best way to protect ...

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The fund will allocate money to agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), intelligence agencies, and establishes aid foundations for victims of terrorism. ... The Act grants the President the authority to confiscate any property of any foreign persons or organizations involved with or participating in acts of terrorism against then United States. ... Another portion of the USA Patriot Act is intended to monitor and reduced foreign individuals within the country. ... The law defines terrorist activities as, "a designated foreign or other terrorist organization; or a group...

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This is possible for the NSA because they have their interpretation of the Patriot Act and the 4th Amendment, which was allowed by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. ... The NSA, on a request from the FBI, indiscriminately collected the telephone records of millions of US Verizon customers – regardless of whether they were suspected of wrongdoing -- under atop secret court order granted by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. ...

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By sterilizing the mentally ill and restricting foreign immigration, eugenicists sought to isolate the American genetic stock from the taint of allegedly bad genes. American eugenicists hoped to use physical measurements of the human body to back up their claims about the superiority of the white race, although no relationship has ever been shown between bodily measurements and intelligence or other behavioral attributes. ...

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It allows employers for uses in the normal course of his employment while engaged in any activity which is a necessary incident to the rendition of his service and for persons authorized by law to intercept wire, oral, or electronic communications or to conduct electronic surveillance, as defined in section 101 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) of 1978. ...

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