The color green is sacred in Islam, which is why an emerald made such an ideal surface on which to inscribe a religious text. The gem itself is believed to have been mined in Colombia, home to the most spectacular green emeralds in the world.
Securing and Managing Our Borders. Protecting the nation's bordersâland, air, and seaâfrom the illegal entry of people, weapons, drugs, and contraband is vital to our homeland security, as well as economic prosperity. Over the past several years, DHS has deployed unprecedented levels of personnel, technology, and resources to the Southwest border.
This action gave way to Operation Hold the Line (El Paso, TX), Operation Gatekeeper (San Diego, CA), and Operation Safeguard (Tucson, AZ) . Seeking to prevent immigration through deterrence, the different initiatives were deemed as successes given the fall of crossing attempts in the areas implemented.n fact, according to a 2013 Migration Policy Institute Report, the amount spent on border enforcement and immigration in Fiscal Year 2012 (nearly $18 billion) surpassed the combined budget of $14.4 billion of all other federal law-enforcement agencies (FBI, DEA, ATF, Secret Service and U.S. Marshals Service).