... 2010 mark what must be considered one of the most important, transformative and controversial decades in the history of the United States of America. Immediately following the contested election of George W. Bush, the country was attacked by Islamic terrorists on September11th, leading to the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan-two wars that would indebt the country and last throughout the duration ... ;). The Patriot Act became increasingly controversial, and both libertarians and left-leaning Democrats voiced opposition toward the act. Yet despite the increasing public angst about the un...

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... , drugs, and illegal immigrants. Another reason the government should be allowed to wiretap is due to the Patriot Act. The Patriot Act is a policy enacted made by Congress and President George W. Bush 6 weeks after 9/11. It was supposed to be a temporary law to keep US safe while we were recovering from 9/11. The Patriot Act legalizes the use of wiretapping US citizen ... reason this law was supposed to be temporary is because The Patriot Act was thought up, drafted, edited, and passed into law in only 45 days by Congress and President George W. Bush. President Barack Obama re-signed and...

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Racial Profiling by Law Enforcement On June 17, 2003, President Bush fulfilled one of his campaign promises by banning racial and ethnic profiling in all 70 federal agencies with law enforcement ... greater surveillance from law enforcement and endure longer detention for immigration violations. However, the ban on racial profiling was not spurred by this event, President Bush had planned on this since before his administration began. Attorney General John Ashcroft was directed by the president to assess the situation and recommend new guidelines ... , which the president approved. Being the...

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... of the United States shelling of holy sites in Iraq caused people to wonder about the U.S. The attacks on September 11, 2001 had a big part in immigration. In 2002, President Bush passed the Homeland Security Act, creating an umbrella entity charged with keeping the U.S. safe from future terrorist attacks. According to ABC News "Immigration enforcement increased dramatically after September 11. Immigrant ... lives, but it was a war we had to fight and win. The 9/11 terrorist attack also brought the United States closer together as a country. "America is united," President George W. Bush...

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... such incident in the US led War on Iraq. Although it may not be directly linked to the WTC attacks, there is a possibility that one of the reasons that President George W. Bush went to war was because of a fear of déjà vu, that is, that similar events to the September 11 attacks would once again occur, this time launched by Saddam ... ...

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