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Week 2 Discussion - Due

Sep 30, 2020 11:59 PMMCJ6620 Special Topics in Homeland Security SU01

The discussion assignment provides a forum for discussing relevant topics for this week on the basis of the course competencies covered.

For this assignment, make sure you post your initial response to the Discussion Area by the due date assigned.

To support your work, use your course and text readings and also use the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

Start reviewing and responding to the postings of your classmates as early in the week as possible. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ initial postings. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between two or more lines of reasoning in the discussion. Cite sources in your responses to other classmates. Complete your participation for this assignment by the end of the week.

Border Protection and Immigration

In the last decade, illegal immigration has become a hot topic to the American public and thus an issue for congressional leaders. Research shows that many illegal immigrants cross the southern border and are fleeing Mexico or Central America.

This week, search for three scholarly articles either on border protection or immigration. You can use South University Online Library databases to conduct your search. Critically analyze the findings in the articles and the authors’ conclusions or summaries.

Based on your critical analyses of the three scholarly articles on either border protection or immigration, address the following:

• What are the significant challenges faced by the United States regarding border protection or illegal immigration?


• What initiatives is the United States taking to tackle the challenges of border protection or illegal immigration?


• Compare and contrast the three authors’ conclusions or summaries.


• Select one of the states on the Southern border and examine the efforts of that state to protect its borders. Are these efforts effective? What are the barriers that these states face in trying to secure their borders?

Cite any sources using APA format on a separate page. Let’s learn how to cite sources using APA guidelines.

Week 2 DiscussionDiscussion Topic Due September 30 at 11:59 PM