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<p>In order to commit attacks against the U.S. homeland, terrorists must enter the  country. Stopping their entry is key to preventing attacks. The 9/11 Commission's Staff  Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, 9/11  and Terrorist Travel, identified pre-9/11 gaps/weaknesses in U.S. immigration, visa,  customs, and border security systems. This thesis will consider the implementation of the  9/11 Commission's key recommendations for immigration: 1) provide standardized  operational training and additional guidance to immigration, visa, and customs personnel,  2) establish a foreign student visa compliance and tracking system, the Student and  Exchange Visitor Information System, (SEVIS), and 3) develop and implement the  National Security Exit and Entry Registration System (NSEERS). This thesis will also  assess the effectiveness of these policies as counterterror measures to determine if they  can stop terrorists from entering the U.S. Bruce Schneier's Beyond Fear: Thinking  Sensibly About Security in an Uncertain World provides a five-step model to analyze and  evaluate security systems, technologies, and countermeasures. His model will be applied  to assess the implementation/effectiveness of the three key recommendations. To  effectively establish priorities and efficiently allocate resources, policymakers require  assessments of implemented homeland security recommendations. This thesis offers  such an assessment.
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<br>Subjects: Emigration and immigration law; United States; National security; Students, Foreign</div>
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Bugarin, Darwina S.</div>
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