America and Modern-Day Immigration

d. The United States government has many responsibilities. One of these responsibilities is immigration. There are agencies with responsibility for immigration for immigration. The three agencies are the Border Patrol, the Coast Guard, and the Immigration and Naturalization Services. Immigration and Naturalization Service for short is known as the INS. The Border Patrol and Coast Guard are headed by the INS but are often seen as another issue. These are the three most important government organizations about immigration issues. Recently these agencies have come under heightened scrutiny over September 11th the day that the World Trade Center Towers collapsed due to terrorist attacks.
             Terrorists flew planes into the towers on that day to destroy them. The terrorists were foreigners who came to the United States on visas provided by the INS. The terrorist when given the visas were known to have connections to Al Queda, a terrorist organization. But still, the INS gave the terrorist visas for entering the country temporarily. But on September 11th their visas were already expired some for over five years. The INS had not deported them. In fact, in a final unfortunate irony, one of the hijackers received a visa after September 11th. Since then the Border Patrol, Coast Guard, and INS have been a hot topic and a source of controversy. The views of many people, particularly former immigrants, are very different. These differences have to lead to protests, riots, and even murders. Many laws that relate to immigration are believed to be unfair, outdated, and ridiculous. Many believe the Border Patrol, Coast Guard, and INS are not large enough, needing more funding, and do a poor job.
             The problem is that some of the laws that are unfair, outdated, and ridiculous are related to Cuba. Cuba is the only country in the world when if a citizen steps foot on United States soil he cannot be deported. This law dates back to the Cold War. The C...

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