1. Operation Gatekeeper
The Immigration Bureau has since been renamed the Immigration and Naturalization Service, or INS, and claims the largest number of federal agents with arrest powers. ... By the mid-1990s the issue of illegal immigration had moved into the realm of politics. Operation Hold the Line, in El Paso, Texas was being seen as a new model to stem the tide of illegal immigration. ... Even before recent terrorist attacks in the United States, immigration was made a national security issue. ... Immigration Commissioner Meissner described the new threat in an interview the San Diego Union-Tribune. ...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate