rewrite national immigration policy sit on president-elect trump to-do list. He promised to round up (presumed) illegal immigrants. Over 11 million people) and deport them (possibly sent back to their home country). He will also need to control the influx of illegal immigrants. southern border wall Appears on the table again.
Perhaps there are lessons to be learned from airport security that could provide insight into whether Trump's plan is viable and whether it will solve the country's illegal immigration challenge.
US airport security Transportation Security Administration (TSA). They employ comprehensive systems to prevent threat items and people from entering aviation systems. Some people claim that Airport security is more theater than substance.the fact that there has been no successful aviation system security event for over 23 years is noteworthy.
There are three strategies to make the TSA system effective.
multiple layers
TSA does not rely solely on a single barrier to keep aviation systems safe. Any layer can be breached at any time. But to collectively violate all layers It is very difficult to do both at the same time.
integrate technology and people
TSA uses a combination of technologies and procedures to strengthen our air systems. dependent on specialized in technology or people would be It's inefficient and ineffective. When used in combination, the two provide an extra layer of security that makes it difficult to break through aviation systems. For example, before people board a plane, TSA uses the following information: secure flight To ensure that travelers are eligible to board the plane, their identity will be verified and they will undergo appropriate physical screening procedures.
uncertainty
TSA maintains a level of uncertainty about the system so that bad actors cannot be completely sure what will happen. If security procedures become too predictable, bad actors may plan accordingly and find ways to penetrate aviation systems.
These same strategies can be used to secure borders and reduce the number of illegal immigrants.
An effective approach should include multiple layers that must be circumvented to gain entry and adopt a universal registration program with zero tolerance for those who do not follow the necessary procedures. It also means changing procedures regularly, making existing procedures difficult to follow or circumvent.
A major benefit of the TSA process is deterrence. By maximizing your air system, you can prevent people from thinking about entering your air system or risk being discovered.
President Trump's proposed mass deportation of illegal immigrants, even if never fully implemented, would prevent such people from trying to enter the country today, or from those already in the country who are temporarily hiding in the country. It could act as an effective deterrent to deter those who choose to stay. fear of being caught Immigration and Customs Enforcement Ultimately, it may even serve as the most effective mechanism for illegal immigrants to leave the country of their own accord. A lot depends on the circumstances they face here and what they will face back in their home country.
But airport security can have unintended consequences. Hardening aviation systems will deter criminals from even trying to breach airport security. If they were to do so, they would be diverted to other venues.
The flip side of this is that if all illegal immigrants magically disappeared, the role they played would disappear. Need to replenish various industries By a documented immigrant or national. The problem is that many of these jobs involve long hours and hard labor. Agriculture, construction industry, hospitality industry. Without that workforce, many of these jobs may not be able to be performed, regardless of the wages paid, resulting in shortages in domestic food supply chains and construction projects, and lower prices for consumers. This results in an increase in
Proposals to deport all illegal immigrants may have some deterrent effect, but are of limited practical value. What is needed is a mechanism that allows illegal immigrants to remain in the country, provide many of the services they currently provide, and fill the jobs of most nationals. I don't want to.
Opening borders, like airport security checkpoints, is not the answer. At the same time, current immigration status should form the initial conditions for new immigration policies in the future.
review of A bipartisan immigration bill that failed in the House of Representatives earlier this year. It included some of the same elements that Trump is proposing. The key difference is that Trump gets the credit, not Joe Biden.
When people's lives and well-being are at risk for political gain, we question the motives of our elected officials and whether they are fulfilling their responsibility to serve the collective interest of the American people. must be considered.
We need viable and enforceable immigration reform. A continuing challenge is that not all immigrants are alike in the way they contribute to society and the economy. A one-size-fits-all approach is certainly not the answer. The TSA understood that. PreCheck has started.
Perhaps the new administration will heed this experience before embarking on immigration reform policies that ultimately affect all Americans, not just undocumented immigrants. as country of immigrantsanything less would be a disservice to them all.
Dr. Sheldon H. Jacobson is a professor of computer science at the Granger Institute of Technology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He applied his expertise in risk-based analysis to address public policy issues.
