Immigration and Naturalization Service Article

As America has changed, so has the process of immigrating to America. Many people are choosing not to follow the proper process and are living in the Untied States as illegal immigrants, otherwise known as aliens. It is the job the the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the INS, to keep this issue under control, but as this article states, they are not in control of their own administration. I think in order for America to maintain its safety and keep the immigration process in check, the government needs to step up. The article says that the INS, which has been run by Department of Homeland Security, is becoming two separate divisions. However it will take several years to smooth things out. I do not think that is acceptable, while there has been chaos in these organizations the number of aliens have increased by seven million. I believe they need to find away to fix the problem fast, or the number will continue to increase. The job of the INS is, "facilitating legal entry of aliens, assisting aliens seeking permanent residence or naturalization, preventing illegal entry by aliens, and catching aliens entering or staying in the United States illegally." With all the chaos they are not fulfilling their duties.

Due to all of the disorder, there have been major mistakes that these organizations made.The one the article talks about scares me the most. "Arrival of student visa approval notifications at a flying school in Venice, Florida six months to the day after the September 11, 2001 attacks; the notifications were for two of the hijackers. Though the men had been approved prior to the attacks, the notification was sent after September 11." The 9/11 hijackers were able to get flying approval and the United States government did not even realize it. Our Country should be aware of these things at all times, I do not understand how the INS and DHS could have let this go unnoticed. If they cannot do their jobs, then the government should form a new organization who can do it better. I believe that if the problems in the government can be worked out, then there can be a solution on how to fix the problems with the aliens.

citation
"Immigration and Naturalization Service." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 31 Jan. 2010.