Comparative analysis of policies and practices of border control and the detention of illegal immigrants in the United States and the European Union

• Název v anglickém jazyce: Comparative analysis of policies and practices of border control and the detention of illegal immigrants in the United States and the European Union
• Klíčová slova: Border control, illegal immigration, frontex, Border Patrol
• Klíčová slova anglicky: Border control, illegal immigration, frontex, Border Patrol
• Akademický rok vypsání: 2010/2011
• Typ práce: diplomová práce
• Jazyk práce: angličtina
• Ústav: Katedra severoamerických studií (23-KAS)
• Vedoucí / školitel: PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
• Řešitel: skrytý - zadáno vedoucím/školitelem
• Datum přihlášení: 23.12.2010
• Datum zadání: 23.12.2010
• Datum a čas obhajoby: 20.06.2011 00:00
• Datum odevzdání elektronické podoby: 19.05.2011
• Datum proběhlé obhajoby: 20.06.2011
• Oponenti: PhDr. Malvína Krausz Hladká, Ph.D.

Zásady pro vypracování

In recent years the issue of migration has become a hot topic in both the United States and the European Union; this is particularly true in regards to illegal immigration. The United States has seen increasing numbers of illegal Mexican immigrants crossing the United States southern border over the last decade. Europe, on the other hand, has also seen an increasing amount of illegal immigrants crossing into the Unions territory as well; recently there have been reports of large number of illegal immigrants caught crossing the land border of Greece and Turkey.
The amount of illegal immigrants migrating to the United States and the European Union has been causing quite a stir among the people and policymakers of both the U.S. and the EU. New policy proposals to deal with the issue have been introduced in places like Arizona, while human rights activists heavily demand better treatment of the illegal immigrants in both the United States and the European Union. The policies in both the U.S. and the EU are lacking in clear definite ways to handle the large amount of illegal immigrants. The practice of the carrying out the policy has not been very effective either. This was the reason why Arizona introduced the Senate Bill 1070, using the argument that the U.S. Federal Government was not handling the situation properly, which caused heated debate in the United States in the summer of 2010. Many Member States in the EU are not happy with the way the illegal immigrants are being detained in Greece as reported on news stations such as the BBC, yet other Member States are unwilling to help take the burden off of the external Border States such as Greece. Many of these problems which have been causing debate in both the United States and the European Union can be traced back to the policies in both the U.S. and the EU in regards to addressing the situation of illegal immigration and the handling of illegal immigrants in custody, as well as new ideas on how to stop illegal immigrants from freely crossing into the territory of the United States and the European Union.

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Předběžná náplň práce

In general, many people consider the European Union to be more liberal in policies than the United States. However, is the European Union more liberal in their policy towards illegal immigration, in particular border control and detention of illegal immigrants, than the United States? The thesis will aim to address this question. As of now, with basic research complete, the hypothesis is that the European Union is not more liberal than the United States in regards to illegal immigration policy and practice; the two are more or less equal. The intention of proposed thesis is thus, to look at the policies in both the United States and the European Union, particularly those which are to be applied in external Border States. This is because both are experiencing a large number of people trying to cross the borders, which has been very dangerous for those trying to cross as well as a burden for the States which have to deal with the illegal immigrants coming across.

Předběžná náplň práce v anglickém jazyce

In general, many people consider the European Union to be more liberal in policies than the United States. However, is the European Union more liberal in their policy towards illegal immigration, in particular border control and detention of illegal immigrants, than the United States? The thesis will aim to address this question. As of now, with basic research complete, the hypothesis is that the European Union is not more liberal than the United States in regards to illegal immigration policy and practice; the two are more or less equal. The intention of proposed thesis is thus, to look at the policies in both the United States and the European Union, particularly those which are to be applied in external Border States. This is because both are experiencing a large number of people trying to cross the borders, which has been very dangerous for those trying to cross as well as a burden for the States which have to deal with the illegal immigrants coming across.