Securing and Management of Our Borders

Our borders require proper management which includes sea, air, and land borders as well as cyber borders. These borders need maximum security and efficient management as any mistakes could result in severe impacts on several organizations or jurisdictions. Overseeing the movements in and out of our borders has been a significant issue for the department of homeland security. The country has recorded a constant increase in the number of illegal immigrants infiltrating the country over the years. Excessive, unlawful entry of drugs, weapons among other contraband have also brought about severe concerns in all the jurisdictions of homeland security (Department of Homeland Security, 2017). The agency has therefore put in place measures to effectively handle the management and protection of the air, sea and land borders. An example of the strategies is the identification, distinguishing and comprehension of any sinister plots involving the borders.

The fact that the United States has a national system framework that is proficient, comprehensive, successful, as well as authoritative, makes the country a significant target. The country’s progress makes it vulnerable to terrorist attacks among other criminal activities. To counter these activities, the department of homeland security has to follow a sound strategy. The strategy involves the identification of any illegal operations or sinister plots then distinguish and comprehend the schemes. Identification helps the homeland security agency to be alert on any imminent border threat. In this case of identification, a creation of defenses ought not to be the first option to protect the borders. Instead, a proper analysis of the illegal operation has to be carried out. The purpose of the operation has to be identified, and its networks also have to be discovered. This identification is necessary because the ultimate goal of the strategy is to disrupt the transnational criminal organizations that partake in the smuggling of people into the country or trafficking of drugs through our borders (Argueta, 2016; Department of Homeland Security, 2017). Emphasis on this strategy is equally necessary to ensure that the capabilities and powers of criminals can be reduced hence minimizing their illegal operations within the country’s borders.

While the United States handles a large number of legal explorers who visit the country every year and legitimate freight, there are even more illegal payload passages, and unapproved individuals turned away, captured or seized. On the other hand, several tons of illicit drugs and outlawed medication among other contraband get pirated into the country. Large numbers of people also get trafficked successfully into and out of the state while illegal immigrants enter the country without any recognition. These findings are reflected in the department of country security (DHS) reports. The department, therefore, has a mission to handle the illicit stream of contraband and persons over the United States seas, land and air borders. Several contending needs and assets have to be adequately adjusted for the effective implementation of the mission by Congress and DHS. One of the factors that have to be considered in the mission is the mode of protection. An analysis has to be carried out to determine whether the fencing and monitoring of the borders or authorization dollars at ports are effective. The number of resources required in the countering of dangers at the borders as well as understanding how the knowledge of operation in remote offices can improve security in the outskirts are two other factors that have to be put into consideration (Argueta, 2016). The number of staff necessary for the protection of the Northern fringe, Southwest or beachfront outskirts is also an essential factor that has to be analyzed before the implementation of the mission.

References

Argueta, C. (2016). Border Security: Immigration Enforcement. Washington, D.C: Congressional Research Service.

Department of Homeland Security. (2017, March 10). Securing and Managing Our Borders. Retrieved from Homeland Security: https://www.dhs.gov/securing-and-managing-our-borders