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HIS 122 Essay Final Draft

The laws and regulations that were passed during the terrorist attack on September 11,

2001, have been in one way or another helpful in American society, in that this laws that were

passed due to the terrorist attack, in which some of them have been put in place and very much

helpful while others have been hurtful depending on the rules that were put across. Some of the

laws that were put across included. The transportation and aviation security act helped create the

Transportation Administration . it also enhanced border security and the visa entry act. This law

enables the immigration of state departments to share visa and immigrant data.

Apart from that, another helpful law passed during the terrorist attack was the health and

compensation act of 2010 which provided around $4.1 billion for the people who worked at

ground zero during and after the attack. Because of this, the justice department came up with

ways of enhancing the nation's counter-terror efforts. Those efforts included: protecting America

through investigation and criminal prosecutions because America, over the years, had been

expanding a universe of groups and people targeting our country, including al-Qaeda in the

Arabian Peninsula, the Pakistani Taliban, and other affiliates, as well as an increasing number of

radicalized U.S. citizens and residents. Because of this, the justice department had to play a vital

role in combating emerging threats and continues to adapt its operations (justice, 2014)

International tourism to America fell for three years after 2001. Starting in 2004, it began

to increase again, surpassing pre-2001 numbers in 2007. In 2010, a record 60 million foreign

tourists visited. The number of Americans who traveled internationally declined after 9/11, the

Office of Travel and Tourism Industries reports. Deportations rose by 104 percent from 2001 to

2010, according to Department of Homeland Security data. The region with the highest
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deportation percentage was Central America, with a 430 percent increase, going from 14,452

deportees to 76,603. Asia saw a 34 percent rise in deportations, while Europe rose 46 percent.

Deportations for persons from Egypt, Pakistan, and Jordan spiked in 2003, with Egypt showing

the highest increase — 205 percent (Villemez, 2011)t.

Other helpful laws included. Structural Changes to Enhance Counter-Terrorism Efforts

by creating the justice department's national security division, thus improving the coordination

between the prosecutors and enforcement agencies. Legal Changes to Enhance Counter-

Terrorism Efforts this is by Helping tear down the so-called FISA "wall" that prevented effective

information sharing between law enforcement and intelligence personnel, Protecting the Privacy

and Civil Liberties of Americans, Partnering with the Muslim, Arab, and Sikh Communities; and

Partnering with Domestic and International Counterparts (justice, 2014).

On the other hand, the laws and regulations passed after September 11 were also harmful

to some point, in that for one to construct a tall building, you must consult first so that you be

given a go-through to construct at a certain length is needed. If not, the building would be

demolished,d, which would harm one. Also, another scenario was the scenario of the citizenship

of an American citizen; it was not that easy for an individual to get immigration if they weren't

an American citizen, which made it harmful to the person. In conclusion, the government's

regulations were positive because of the security offered by people, the good working

environment, and the compensation for those who lost their loved ones.
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Reference

A. justice, D. (2014, September 16). Fact sheet: The Department of Justice Ten Years

after 9/11. The United States Department of Justice. Retrieved February 26, 2023, from

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/fact-sheet-department-justice-ten-years-after-911

B. Villemez, J. (2011, September 14). 9/11 to now: Ways we have changed. PBS.

Retrieved February 26, 2023, from https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/911-to-now-ways-we-

have-changed

C. A. justice, D. (2014, September 16). Fact sheet: The Department of Justice Ten Years

after 9/11. The United States Department of Justice. Retrieved February 26, 2023, from

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/fact-sheet-department-justice-ten-years-after-911