Border Security and Trade Policy Review Literature Article Critique

Border Security and Trade Policy Review
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Border Security and Trade Policy Review
In the recent past, border security concerns have risen tremendously in the United States. Consequently, several measures have been put in place to ensure border security and deter illegal immigrants from entering the United States. This, however, has come under heavy criticism, both positive and negative. In addition, the US trade policies have evolved, and several measures have been taken by different administrations to improve trade between the US and foreign countries. However, just like the border security issue, there has been a variation on opinions concerning the trade policies.
The measures that has been undertaken to enhance border security include deployment of border patrol officers in large numbers, erection of physical fences, use of advance surveillance and sensor technologies, reforms on security policies while some places have a dedicated crossing channels where there are thorough security checks ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"PHYwNQvu","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(Karaim, 2013a)","plainCitation":"(Karaim, 2013a)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":438,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/IBolxqVE/items/3GRJ36WE"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/IBolxqVE/items/3GRJ36WE"],"itemData":{"id":438,"type":"article-journal","issue":"34","page":"813-836","title":"Border Security – Is the buildup in border protection effective?","volume":"23","author":[{"family":"Karaim","given":"Reed"}],"issued":{"date-parts":[["2013",9,27]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Karaim, 2013). These measures have been applauded by the majority of the American citizens, associating illegal immigrants with terrorism, drug trafficking, and even the rampant violence in the country ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"NHwpcTGd","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(Karaim, 2013a)","plainCitation":"(Karaim, 2013a)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":438,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/IBolxqVE/items/3GRJ36WE"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/IBolxqVE/items/3GRJ36WE"],"itemData":{"id":438,"type":"article-journal","issue":"34","page":"813-836","title":"Border Security – Is the buildup in border protection effective?","volume":"23","author":[{"family":"Karaim","given":"Reed"}],"issued":{"date-parts":[["2013",9,27]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Karaim, 2013). Critics, on the other side, term the measures as cruel, unconstitutional, and against any form of human rights due to the numerous deaths encountered along the border ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"OAcFdSHi","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(Karaim, 2013a)","plainCitation":"(Karaim, 2013a)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":438,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/IBolxqVE/items/3GRJ36WE"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/IBolxqVE/items/3GRJ36WE"],"itemData":{"id":438,"type":"article-journal","issue":"34","page":"813-836","title":"Border Security – Is the buildup in border protection effective?","volume":"23","author":[{"family":"Karaim","giv...