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ELECTRONIC BORDER SEARCHES AFTER RILEY
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-12)
This thesis discusses the implications of the Supreme Court’s 2014 decision in Riley v. California for the search of electronic devices at the border, termed "electronic border searches." It explores the degree to which ...
MUTED VOICES: TOWARD AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE U.S. ASYLUM PROGRAM AT THE SOUTHWEST BORDER
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-12)
The often-dismissed people who live, work, and pass through the Mexico-U.S. border can offer new insight into the U.S. asylum program crisis. This thesis develops a concept called muted voices that can help identify, access, ...
THE ROAD MAP TO SUCCESSFUL IMMIGRANT INTEGRATION FOR LOCAL LEADERS
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-12)
The United States has struggled to define and implement effective integration for immigrants because the immigration and integration systems are unwieldy and confusing. This thesis analyzes case studies at the national and ...
TAINTED LOVE, CRAB PICKERS, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR FRAUD: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF DETERRENCE MECHANISMS IN USCIS
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-12)
The marriage immigration benefits programs and the H-2B visa program for temporary nonagricultural workers are programs that, amid fraud or abuse, could lead to nefarious actors gaining access to the United States and ...
ASSIMILATION THROUGH THE BALLOT: HOW VOTING FACILITATES INTEGRATION INTO AMERICAN LIFE
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-12)
The United States has been colloquially considered a nation of immigrants. However, the subject of immigrant integration in the United States remains insufficiently explained. Prior research suggests an association between ...
SECURING AMERICA’S HUMANITARIAN MISSION: HOW MOBILE TECHNOLOGY CAN ENHANCE REFUGEE VETTING
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-12)
The security vetting of refugees proves problematic, as refugees are often without documents to verify their identity. However, refugees are often in possession of mobile devices that could serve as a proof of identity. ...
TO DETAIN OR NOT TO DETAIN: THE LEGAL, FINANCIAL, AND HUMANITARIAN RAMIFICATIONS OF DETAINING ALL MIGRANTS WITHOUT A LAWFUL STATUS
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-12)
This thesis analyzes the implications—legal, financial, and humanitarian—arising from immigrant detention in the United States. The methods used are as follows: legal analysis, both international and domestic; cost analysis ...
STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY: IMMIGRATION POLICIES, MIXED MESSAGING, AND INFORMATION FRATRICIDE
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-03)
Under President Trump, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rolled out the controversial parent-child separation policy, also known as zero tolerance, and the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) program in 2018–19. How ...
IN THE LINE OF FIRE: SAFEGUARDING AMERICA’S ELECTION SECURITY
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-03)
The U.S. electoral system and democracy are under continued attack by foreign adversaries and political extremists intent on manipulating U.S. elections. Election officials and homeland security stakeholders must search ...
BALAS Y BARRIOS: AN ANALYSIS OF U.S. DOMESTIC AND REGIONAL ANTI-GANG POLICIES FROM A HUMAN SECURITY PERSPECTIVE
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-12)
Threats to human security from transnational organized crime (TOC) and gangs have increased since the 1990s in the Americas. The United States implemented the Strategy to Combat Transnational Organized Crime, the U.S. ...
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