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Thesis Statement and Annotated Bibliography Edna Rodriguez Liberty University CJUS 550
Douglas Orr
Topic:
The annotated bibliography’s main thesis is to provide credible sources supporting the claim that
ending drug trafficking between the United States and Mexico will reduce crime and drug abuse in the country. Drug smuggling and illegal trafficking from Mexico and Unite States have caused
serious problems for every American culture and social class. The primary importance of this research paper will focus on how to eliminate drug trafficking in the two countries. Thesis Statement: To stop international drug trafficking over their respective borders, the United States and Mexico
must agree to close their borders, suspend all international trade, and increase border security. Bibliography: Morris, S. D. (2012). Corruption, Drug Trafficking, and Violence n Mexico. The Bronw Journal of World Affairs, 18 (2), 29-43. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24590861
Annotated Bibliography: The research of Professor Stephen D. Morris, Chair of the Political Science Department at Middle Tennessee State University, on drug trafficking, violence and corruption in Mexico helps to adress my research question because it illustrates and verifies how corruption has made it challenging to indentify law enforcement officials and violators. The five main federal departments, Transportation, Treasury, State Defense, and Justice, cooperate with other agencies on a daily basis to combat illegal activity that occurs near the border. As noted by Professor Stephen D. Morris, involvement with any significant federal agency is regarded as organized crime. He identifies and reveals the ways that corruption has influenced Mexico politics over the years. Felipe Calderon, the President of Mexicon, once stated that drug related violence, corruption, and trafficking had historically been at low levels. This is an interesting fact
that coincides with the elimination of international drug trafficking between Mexico and the United States. 1.
Morris, S. D. (2012) presents its main argument that the goal of the Corruption, Drug Trafficking, and violence in Mexico investigation research is to demonstrate
how border-related organized crime contributes to the global drug trade between Mexico and the United States. This source wil examine the justicfications for steps like border closures between the United Stares and Mexico being required to
lessen drug trafficking and illegal immigration into the country. 2.
Evidence from Proffessor Stephen D. Morris reveals the incidents and explains how corruption plays part in liking drug trafficking from Mexico into the United States. He uses historical evidence to support his claims. 3.
The source is similar to other sources I have read about this subject because it emphasizes or points out corruption among public officials. 4.
Professor Stephen D. Morris provides an answer to my research questiono by indetifying the main problem, which is that drugs from Mexico are entering the United States through the five major federal departments of Transportation, Treasury, State, Defense, and Justice. Bibliography: Dell, M. (2015). Trafficking Networks and the Mexican Drug War. The American Economic Review, 105(6), 1738-1779)
http://www.jstor.org/stable/43495438
Annotated Bibliography: Stopping international drug trafficking between Mexic and the United States is a topic covered in Melissa Dell’s research assessment, Trafficking Networks
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in the Mexican Drug War. Her discussion of issues from 2007 and her inclusioj of data showing the sharp increase in drug-related violence in Mexico –which has claimed over 60,000 lives and sparked questions about the State’s ability to control violence- helps to address my research question. Her graph and charts show that although cocaine use increased
in 1999, it stayed mostly unchanged in 1997, 1998, and 2000. The quantity of concaine seized has consistently exceeded 10,000, even with the large quantities of cash and the large number of government employees involved. This is quite unsettling and scary. She also advances the research topic by illustrating the growing strength of Mexican trafficking organizations enter the United States, they cease acting violently and start acting covertly to avoid drawing attention from law enforcement. 1. As the country’s security situation worsens, the main argument of Dell, M. (2015). Trafficking Networks and the Mexican Drug War is to introduce into my research
paper the actions taken by the federal, state, and local governments of Mexico. 2. The author backs up statements with numerical data. For instance, between January
2000 and September 2006, the Mexican government detained over 79,000 people on charges related to drug trafficking. 3. This, topic, which identifies the article and assesses the alliance and subgroup network structures of organized crime in Mexico, complements the other topics I have researched for my title. 4. This source responds to my research question by stating that there is a significant risk to the national security of both Mexico and the United States from human trafficking.
Bibliography:
Vlachova, M. (2005). Trafficking in Humans: The Slavery of our Age. Connections, 4(4), 1-16. http://www.jstor.org/stable/26323192
Annotated Bibliography: This
source explains how human trafficking is widely recognized as a disgusting form of modern slavery and as a grave violation of all fundamental human rights, which helps to address my research question. It clearly acknowledges that human trafficking is an abhorrent form of contemporary slavery that has long been denounced as a serious infringement on every human right. One of the crimes with the fastest growing global
reach is the practice of treating people like commodities that can be bought or sold as slaves, who are brutally exploited by those who take away their passports and visas and withhold their income to get victims under the traffickers ultimate control. 1.The unethical and morally abhorrent nature of drug and human trafficking is revealed by this study source. Global gangs have been able to establish a network that deals in people in the same way that they do with guns, drugs, or money thanks to
enormous profits. 2. Vlachova, M. (2005) Human Trafficking: The Principle Point of contention Human
Trafficking is being made public as a the widespread issue that is int he modern world, along with the risks it entails. It also shows that risks faced by workers during hiring, transportation, and employment for their employers receive greater attention than those who suffer because of their age, gender, or poverty. 3. The author claims that the impact of gang activity on American Society is becoming more and more concerning. Mexico was asked to assist the United States in the fight agaisnt terrorism, and this source contained a many information
about topics I had previously researched. The way that Mexican security institutions respond to the US request varies. 4. The reason for ending drug trafficking between Mexico and the United States is addressed in this source. Bibliography: (U) Drug Movement Into and Within the United States- National Drug Threat Assessment 2010 (UNCLASSIFIED). (n.d). www.justice.gov
https://www.justice.gov/archive/ndic/pubs38/38661/movement.htm Annotated Bibliography: This official website provides information on drug movement into
and within the United States, which addresses my research question. For instance, his source reports that the land borders of Mexico and, to a much lesser extent, Canada are used to import the majority of illicit drugs produces outside of the United States and sold there. Couriers and cargo on commercial flights bring far fewer drugs into the United States that other means of transportation. Commercial aircraft saw fewer seizures of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, marijuana, and MDMA in 2009 when compared to other forms of transportation. It demonstrates that various factors have contributed to the decline in commercial air smuggling of heroin, such as a reduction in South American heroin productin and a shift to smuggling routes over the Southwest Border. 1. This source aims to illustrate the ways n which drug cartels from Mexico enter one of the few major drug markets in the United States, which are home to sizable drug user populations and serve as distribution centers for drugs to reach smaller markets. 2. The US Deparment of Justice supports outlines and the history of drug trafficking with statical data.
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3. This source is related to others because it shows how drugs enter the country and the harmful conditions they cause in neighborhoods. 4. This official website provides comprehensive answers to the research question. It authenticates historical and statistical data between the two nations. Bibliography:
Carpenter,T. G. (1985). The U.S. Campaign Against International Narcotics Trafficking: A Cure Worse than the Disease
. Cato Institute
https://www.jstor.org/stable/resrep04974 Annotated Bibliography: This article explores strategies to combat the drug problem in both countries in concert with steps to halt drug flow and an analysis of the dynamics of drug
trafficking from Mexico to the United States. The steps taken to train government officials to stop drug trafficking between Mexico an the United States are described in this article. The joint response of the United States and Mexico to the illicit drug market that impacts both countries has continued, despite their admission that the reduction of demand is an essential part of their drug strategies. The United States and Mexico have collaborated on numerous drug-related project, including joint investigations, military support, and training for law enforcement. Drug control, the bilateral response of the United States and Mexico to the illicit drug trade has included drug interdiction, anti-money laundering, drug and immigration
enforcement, prosecutions, counter-drug support, and counter-drug cooperation with Mexico.
1. Outlining the dynamics of drug trafficking from Mexico to the United States is the aim of this source. It also examines methods for stopping the flow of drugs and approaches for working together to combat the drug problem in both nations.
2. The evidence that the author presents illustrates the relationship and effects of international drug trafficking between Mexico and the United States using historical and statistical data. 3. This source is related to other sources on the subject because it supports data showing that, while Mexican trafficking organizations primarily operate in the drug trade, other organized crime groups with US headquarters carry out a range of illicit activities. 4. The sources are related to one another because they bolster the data in the research that is presented.