On November 25th 2002 the Department of Homeland Security was established. Integrated within the organization are various government agencies including immigration. Monday on the Brian Lehrer Show Alfonso Aguilar, the first head of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services speaks about civic responsibilities of new citizens and the organization's New Immigrant Orientation Guide.
For Subway Searches
R. P. Eddy senior fellow for Counterterrorism at the Manhattan Institute and founder and executive director of the Center for Policing Terrorism (CPT)
- is in favor of the random searches on the subway system
- is in favor of the random searches on the subway system
Against Subway Searches
Norman Siegel attorney representing the West Harlem Business Group (who are protesting the expansion of Columbia University), developed "Don't Destroy Brooklyn," an advocacy group and candidate for Public Advocate
- on the police backpack searches in the subway
- on the police backpack searches in the subway
Beltway News
Michael Duffy assistant managing editor and Washington bureau chief for Time Magazine - on the political news from Washington DC and around the world
» Time Magazine
» Time Magazine
Listening to Ground Zero
Dave Isay public radio producer, founder of Storycorps with more stories from StoryCorps
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Emily Feit facilitator on facilitating StoryCorps at the World Trade Center site
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Norene Schneider family member who recorded her memories at Story Corps lost her brother at the World Trade ...
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Emily Feit facilitator on facilitating StoryCorps at the World Trade Center site
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Norene Schneider family member who recorded her memories at Story Corps lost her brother at the World Trade ...
Democracy Wonk
listeners tell us how they feel about the searches in the subway
CIS: New York
Alfonso Aguilar, chief of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services’ Office of Citizenship,
-on integrating immigrants into American society
» United States Office of Citizenship and Immigration Services
-on integrating immigrants into American society
» United States Office of Citizenship and Immigration Services
other forms of terrorism preparedness
The recent discovery of a cockroach in an iced coffee in room 2715A led to the discovery of Rhema Publishing's fascinating webpage on the uses of insects as food in a crisis situation, brought on by terrorism.