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Immigration Laws after 9-11
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The events of September 11th have substantially affected the immigration laws. Naturally the response of the United States had to be severe, including changes from the outside and within. We should not allow these changes to affect principles of our country. The laws that the government have set are direct breeches of the constitution, and will change the American standards of living. The United States has always welcomed immigrants with open arms and these events should not affect that. After we learned that some of the suspected terrorists were students in legal status we had to expect a cry for change in immigration laws. The nationwide effort to gain control over immigration includes heightened border security and new restrictions on visa holders. For people entering the country this means more scrutiny with more questions being asked about their motives in coming here. Immigrant citizens and green card holders may face scrutiny simply because they are immigrants and suddenly, often unfairly, are subject to new prejudices stemming from terrorism. The most likely target of these prejudices will be the Arabs and Muslims. Many have already been arrested, detained and deported under these guidelines. These unfair prejudices may effect immigration as immigrants may feel uncomfortable in our country. Therefore, with this legislative reform the immigrants affected are not only the “bad ones”, but also the “good ones”, immigrants with honest intentions who appreciate America. The governments first priority is to prevent future terrorist attacks. The Patriot Act is their attempt to protect innocent Americans from the deadly plans of terrorists dedicated to destroying the American way of life. In the attempt to protect its people this act allows government agencies to basically spy on its own citizens.
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