," that is what the sign reads at Ellis Island; the very place that had to be evacuated during the horrors of September 11, 2001. Now, Americans may need to revise their ideals in order to ensure our safety. Since our enemies no longer ally themselves with a specific country, but a cause, we need to pose the question of what to do with our immigration poly. More specifically, should the United States put restrictions on immigration now that we"re not sure of exactly who the enemy is? .
"How much freedom are you willing to give up to protect America from terrorists? In the year since September 11th, with the talk of national ID cards, face recognition technology and racial profiling, some experts say law enforcement has gone too far, others say authorities haven't gone far enough"(Dershowitz, 1). America is traditionally known as the land of the free. Our borders are open to anyone seeking freedom of persecution, violence, or poor living conditions; after all, our country was founded by Protestants seeking freedom from religious persecution. However, since the tragic events of September 11, 2001, American citizens and administrators alike have been reconsidering our, "open door policy" towards immigration. .
Some arguments in favor of closing our borders to immigrants are strong and persuasive. It is argued that a primary way of protecting American citizens is to restrict anyone else into our country. It is hard and almost impossible to find out exactly who has Al Qaeda links since it is a cause instead of a nationality. Therefore, the only way to protect our citizens is to close our borders to all people in an attempt to, "root out terrorism and assure our homeland security" (Cahill, 2). For example, in December 2001, a man named Richard Reid, a British citizen with Al Qaeda ties, boarded a transatlantic flight headed for Miami with explosives in his shoes. Reid pled guilty to all charges saying, "I am a member of Al Qaeda.
Our freedom is taken away from us though when terrorism strikes. Terrorism implants fear in to the minds of all and disrupts our everyday actions. ... The biggest threat facing our nation is international terrorism. ... There are many different types of terrorism, for many different purposes. ... There are two major problems with this form of terrorism. ...
Terrorism Merriam Webster's 2003 dictionary defines terrorism as "violence (as bombing) committed by groups in order to intimidate a population or government into granting their demands." ... Terrorism has left me with a significant fear of danger to contend with. Terrorism has also led me to a new perspective on life. ... Terrorism made me become conscious of the fact that I want a family of my own. ... Terrorism gave me a vast amount of pride in my country. ...
Terrorism and Globalization: Is Terrorism a Part of Globalization? ... The intent of this paper is to discuss terrorism and globalization and to find out whether or not terrorism is a part of globalization. ... Is globalization a cause for terrorism, do the two go hand-in-hand? Does globalization breed terrorism; is it a means for the survival of terrorism? ... One must know a timeframe for the "sudden trend- of terrorism as well as how terrorism and globalization will be defined for this paper. ...
What impact does the media have on terrorism? ... I believe these are the three most important issues when talking about terrorism. ... The media also has a tramendus effect on America's views of terrorism. ... What can we do to stop terrorism? ... So all and all, terrorism is a bery bad thing for society. ...
The FBI classifies terrorism as either domestic or international, depending on the origin, base, and objectives of the terrorist organization. ... • International terrorism involves a group or individual, who has some connection to a foreign power or whose activities transcend national boundaries. The terrorism is constituted thus as much in the internal scope as in the world-wide one, like in a route opened to all violent act, degrading and intimidatory, and applied without reserve or moral preoccupation. ... Isn't these terrorism? ... But now tell me who do you think is ...
Terrorism is the affected, use of violence to bring forth fear. Terrorism may be motivated by political, religious, or ideological ideas. The base of terrorism is to produce fear in someone to make a government change its political attitude. ... First, this paper will discuss how the terms extremism and terrorism are actually relate? ... Juergensmeyer (2003) argued that the terms extremism and terrorism are difficult to be defined. ...
By defining terrorism thoroughly, we can begin to look at what terrorism is really about. ... Terrorism is not just coercion, but it also revenge. ... Israel's actions can be logically equated to being terrorism which leads to the question of whether American foreign policy is also a form of terrorism or not. ... During this past century, terrorism has shifted from being anarchy based to a new array of terrorism rooted in newer ideologies. ... This example of terrorism is different, however, than the other more common form of terrorism which is political terrorism. ...
By defining terrorism thoroughly, we can begin to look at what terrorism is really about. ... Terrorism is not just coercion, but it also revenge. ... Israel's actions can be logically equated to being terrorism which leads to the question of whether American foreign policy is also a form of terrorism or not. ... During this past century, terrorism has shifted from being anarchy based to a new array of terrorism rooted in newer ideologies. ... This example of terrorism is different, however, than the other more common form of terrorism which is political terrorism. ...
The war against terrorists is continuing and the world community has decided to continue to fight till terrorism is fully wiped out from the face of this earth. The UNO has, in a resolution, called upon various nations to join hands and work as United Alliance to face this threat of terrorism anywhere at any time in the world. ... Terrorism has already taken a heavy toll of life and property. ...
Many people realized terrorism is a big problem. ... Like what exactly is terrorism? ... And last but not least how can terrorism be prevented? ... For my first question, which was, what is terrorism? ... They will always be terrorism but they will justice. ...
