Homeland Security
...en over, but we will never be untouched, because when one target is secured, another will be attacked. That’s just the way it is, and probably will always be; it isn’t possible to be aware of all targets and protect them. America has an endless supply of holes and targets simply because it is a big society designed to be open, and the economy would be nonexistent if we tried to close it. In 2000 more than 350 million packages every business day, UPS accounts for 13.6 million, and, before people began to fear it, the Postal Service processed 680 million pieces of mail a day. More than two billion tons of cargo ran in and out of U.S. ports in 1999, and about 7.5 million North Americans got on and off of cruise ships last year. Croup targets are also everywhere. There are eighty-six college and professional stadiums that seat more than 60,000 people, and ten motor speedways that hold more than 10,000; the Indianapolis Motor Speedway seats more than 250,000. Few other countries have targets of a quarter million people. Also, fifty of the hundred tallest buildings in the world are in the U.S. As far as trained personnel to defend our borders and targets goes, the INS inspects 500 million people a year, and has only 2,000 agents to investigate violations of immigration laws. It is estimated that it would take 14,000 air marshals to cover every domestic flight, which is more than are existent, and our country has such a large border that sneaking in is mo where near impossible. It is impossible for America to close up its border, not just because of the loss of culture that composes this country, but America makes its living by importing and exporting technology, goods, and labor with other countries. The small amount of people and things we are trying to keep out, but are still coming in with the huge amount of people and things we do want is the...