| Current job openings with the Immigration and | | | | legal channels. At one time, INS agents were recruited |
| Naturalization Service are in areas along the Mexican | | | | and went through the Department of Justice. Today, |
| border. Those job openings have been advertised | | | | job openings in INS are posted online and can be easily |
| online and in other media as the problem with illegal | | | | accessed by those who are qualified to apply. Aside |
| Mexican border jumping seems to be escalating and | | | | from having the proper credentials as far as school |
| states like Arizona have resorted to using their law | | | | and background is concerned, an INS agent needs to |
| officers to do the job of INS agents. Aside from these | | | | know how to deal with people who are looking to |
| job openings that have been reported lately as the INS | | | | make the United States their home. Those who |
| is facing massive assaults on its inability to maintain the | | | | choose to make the United States their home usually |
| integrity of the United States, most job openings with | | | | go through legal channels and dealing with the INS to |
| the INS are in roles that are still filled by qualified agents | | | | secure visas and green cards is a straight forward |
| hired through the Department of Justice. | | | | legal transaction. |
| The Department of Immigration and Naturalization has | | | | Those who choose to come into the United States |
| an online website where qualified applicants can find | | | | illegally may have to confront an INS agent trained as |
| job openings and apply. The INS became a part of | | | | a law enforcement agent rather than as a |
| Homeland Security in September 11, 2001. The | | | | government agent as would those who are coming |
| Department had previously been a part of the | | | | into the country on visas and green cards. The INS of |
| Department of Justice. The risk to the United States | | | | today is working with Homeland Security to regulate |
| from undocumented illegal aliens is seen as a growing | | | | the entrance of those seeking to enter with visas. The |
| threat. That, in conjunction with the previously easy | | | | INS is also working as border patrols to curtail the |
| access to temporary visas by people who were | | | | entrance of those who seek to come into the country |
| known as threats or targeted as threats by other | | | | by forcing themselves through border blocking |
| agencies has caused the creation of many jobs in INS | | | | measures. The INS has job openings in both of its |
| to make the department better able to handle its | | | | current dual role as an agency. |
| increasing work load. | | | | Once education and training is completed, there are a |
| Border agents are now looked upon as those better | | | | wide variety of INS Jobs available to those seeking |
| able to handle the incursion of people who choose to | | | | them, offering a high level of job security. |
| enter the country without going through proper and | | | | |