Week 2 Responses
Please prepare a response to each of the attached documents for total of 2 responses. The responses need to be at least 150 words each. The responses should be as if you are talking directly to the person.
Due in 24 hrs.
Good afternoon everybody I hope you are having a good week. This week’s assignment centers around the defense of the border. The role of the Department of Defense and the relationship they have with Homeland Security and civil authorities. All so the consequence and impact to the United States border if made less open and more secure. When people always argue the need to close borders because of the fact of who or what may be crossing illegally. The thought of an immigrant being connected to some crime organization or the trafficking of illegal drugs is a reality. These are all good questions to ask, but what of the asylum seeker or individual looking to change his or her life? This is what makes it a complex political issue for the US government unlike other parts of the world the US battles different issues. To point out a couple topics that are being faced by the US government is economic integration and democratization. When you look at the freedom and shared prosperity of trade in North America and Latin America from 2000 to 2014
(Trinkunas, 2016). There is also the need to improve infrastructure and the immigration system through the use of the signal in the trade noise as stated in the article, why closed borders are bad for America and the world. Purely closing the border off from the rest of the world is not the answer definitely when you have to think of trade ties and connections. As stated in the reading open borders create progress in the sense of free flow labor and ideas. While closing the border brings a need to be self-sufficient or independent in our pursuits of growing the nation. I am not sure this is a better means of protecting borders when looking at the problems that may arise. Instead, more shared security through the use of Border Patrol agents and National Guard members. Closer checks made into products as well as terrain connecting the two nations is needed by troop deployment. As stated by President Trump on April 3rd at the White House to protect the southern border from illegal aliens, gang members and smuggling. Though this can be problematic it is understandable in the pursuit of securing such a large position of land. When asked what the responsibility of the DoD with the Department of Homeland security is and supporting civil authorities. The concept of how they should be deployed, and their role was questioned even by President Truman during the Cold War. Congress enacted the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950, which placed most of the civil defense burden on the States and created the Federal Civil Defense Administration (FCDA) to formulate national policy to guide the States’ efforts (2008). The DoD will assist the department of Homeland Defense in training civil authorities when a threat may arrive. This can be detrimental in certain instances such WMD or in the federal delays built in to acquire supplies and troops. As stated in, DoD Roles and Missions in Homeland Security these built-in safeguards can also hurt the recovery process if out of sequence. Government agencies’ process protecting the nation against threats to civilian populations is developed in their organizing of civil authorities (2004). Yes, deployment may be held because of policies but DoD’s need to do risk assessment prior to deployment is essential to proper utilization of supplies.
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https://training.fema.gov/hiedu/docs/dhs%20civil%20defense-hs%20-%20short%20history
Defense Science Board 2003 Summer Study on DoD Roles and Missions in Homeland Security VOLUME II – A: SUPPORTING REPORTS. (2004, May). Retrieved January 13, 2021, from
https://fas.org/irp/agency/dod/dsb/homelandv2
FERDINANDO, L. (2018, April 5). DoD Enhances Support for U.S. Border Security Mission, Spokesperson Says. Retrieved January, 2021, from
https://www.defense.gov/Explore/News/Article/Article/1485863/dod-enhances-support-for-us-border-security-mission-spokesperson-says/
Trinkunas, H. (2016, July 29). Fear itself: Why closed borders are bad for America and the world. Retrieved January 14, 2021, from
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2015/11/20/fear-itself-why-closed-borders-are-bad-for-america-and-the-world/
Good Evening class,
The United States Government is striving to have a “secure” border under the present administration. What would be the consequences/impact to the United States if the border was suddenly made less open and more “secure”? This is a strategic security question and not a political one.
– The current administration for the next week and it’s allies were and still are committed to building a wall which would better secure the border. Strategically this stifle the economy. This will be due largely to the administrations campaign promise of making Mexico pay for the wall. First, this would hurt the economy due to us Americans paying for the wall up up front and secondly paying higher import prices for Mexican goods. Additionally, this would jeopardize the the 1.1 million American jobs that depend on those trades.
What is the role of the Department of Defense in border and coastal security?
What is the role of the Department of Defense in border and coastal security?
– To support the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol in detecting and preventing the illegal entry of aliens across the nearly 7,000 miles of Mexican and Canadian international borders and 2,000 miles of coastal borders surrounding Florida and Puerto Rico. The DOD does not have primary responsibilities to secure the borders due to the Posse Comitatus Act (PCA), which prohibits use of the Armed Forces to perform the tasks of civilian law enforcement unless explicitly authorized.
What is the DOD’s relationship with the Department of Homeland Security as it pertains to border security?
– Since the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security is charged with preventing the entry of terrorists, securing the borders, and carrying out immigration enforcement functions, the Armed Forces is there in a supporting capacity.
How does DOD support civil authorities?
– Supporting civil authorities through deny terrorists from crossing the border, providing supporting roles in counterdrug and counterterrorism. Overall, this partnership has been instrumental in the fight against international crime along the U.S. borders
Marvin
Source:
https://hbr.org/2017/02/a-wall-wont-secure-the-u-s-mexico-border-but-economic-policy-could