Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Immigration


The immigration became very strict after the September 11, 2001. It became very hard for muslims to become an American citizen. The suspicion instantly changed for the Arab and muslim communities in the United States. The immigration always paid a sharp attention to muslim people especially when they were traveling. The laws for the immigration also got very strict. The harsh law enforcement reaction 9/11 overwhelmed muslims and especially Arab communities. People from immigration started going to people`s houses especially muslims to check if they are legal to live in this country or not.
The also deported some illegal muslims back to their country right after 9/11. The police tortured and locked muslims if they found a little information. They locked them up without any proves. The Latin Americans immigrants also got affected at the same time. Most of them were Mexicans. The United States also secured the American and Mexican border. They feared that the terrorists will have a great chance in entering America through the Mexican border. The muslim charities were also targeted by the FBI. A number of them were closed down. The labor migration to America was reduced for a while. Student visa, labor migration visa was very hard to achieve. It was for very hard for muslim people to travel.


http://www.state.gov/g/prm/rls/2003/37906.htm
http://borderbattles.ssrc.org/Tirman/

Pictures:
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2006/09/10/nyregion/muslims600.jpg
http://duckhenge.uoregon.edu/io/images/cache/750-http___duckhenge.uoregon.edu_io_images_story_insecurity.jpg-orig.jpg

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