Border+Control

=__United States Customs and Border Protection __= =__CBP__ is a branch that comes from Homeland Security. CBP was created after 9/11 to prevent terrorist attacks and their weapons from coming in the country. CBP also responsible for all the exports and imports crossing the border. Argiculture specialists check if plants have any harmful pests, or diseases from food. They work at seaport, airports, and land borders. =

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**CBP's job is to protect the American people. While they are doing so they are also protecting the Malden Community from dangerous intruders. They also decrease the rate of drugs smuggling happening. There is a law enforcement police officer in Malden High, he makes sure that the school is protected from people who don't belong in the school. And also from drug dealing around the school.**

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After listening to attorney of the agency we got more interested in finding out what border patrol do. He told us the border is much more dangerous than we think it is. The Mexicans doesn't throw rocks, they throw cement blocks. The story of woman trying to give birth in the river, where the border is, to get the child American citizens really interest us more. People are willing to do anything to get in America. =====

Interactive Timeline on the history of U.S Customs and Border Protection 





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Immigrants would do just about anything to get over the border to come to America. Many Immigrants come for good reasons like getting their family food. Some of them come to make America dangerous, by bringing drugs and weapons.

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CBP currently has five Predator B UAS's (Unmanned Aircraft System). These unique systems provide the more broad area surveillance of our Nation’s borders and coastlines.

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The CBP Predators Bs are a big help to the Air Force of CBP. They have flown 1,500 flight hours to make border control security mission more easier. Predator Bs had collected more than 15,000 pounds of marijuana and arrested more than 4,00 illegal aliens.

Wordle on CBP



-CBP is the largest enforcement agency in the Homeland Security of the United States. It includes men and women who play the role of making sure our borders are safe and there is nothing entering our country that can endanger us. Their mission is to prevent terrorist weapons and terrorist to our country and also to make sure that people who are entering the country are using the ports of entry. The CBP has over 20,000 agents protecting 1,900 miles of our border within Mexico and 5,000 miles of our border within Canada. With over 300 ports the CBP has over 20,000 officers ensuring the Nations safety by scanning the passengers cargo. CBP agents and officers do their best to keep our country a safe place for people to live.

About CBP Glogster

media type="custom" key="6616649" The Glogster includes fast facts about CBP. It includes where CBP is located, which is all around the U.S. border. there are also a list of different areas or careers in CBP. What qualities you need to have to be able to be in CBP. What kind of things they have to go through on a typical day at the border.

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​ <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">I (Warda) am volunteering for the NAPOA conference In Chinatown, Boston in August. There is going to be all types of law enforcement people including CBP, CIA, Secret Service ect. I also personally know a CBP officer, he came to Malden High to speak for key club the end of last year. He asked for volunteers for the conference, I was the only one that wrote an essay on why I wanted to volunteer for the conference. He is one of the people that coordinates the Conference. This is why I picked CBP for my final project.

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">(The CBP officer I know emailed this to me, it was an attachment) <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> This is just one part of the conference, the career fair, its open to public on these days.

<span style="color: #8b15e0; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">**<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Resouces: ** U.S Customs and Border Protection CBP News CBP Careers