Title The dangerous divide : peril and promise on the US-Mexico border / Peter Eichstaedt

Published Chicago, Illinois : Lawrence Hill Books, [2014] ©2014

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Description 1 online resource (244 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents Part I. The migrants -- Part II. The business of fear -- Part III. Guns, money, and resentment -- Part IV. The enforcers -- Part V. Brewing a solution Summary "How do we balance border security and America's need for a vital workforce while continuing to provide access to the American dream? Since the attacks of 9/11, the United States has steadily ramped up security along the U.S.-Mexico border, transforming America's legendary Southwest into a frontier of fear. Veteran journalist Peter Eichstaedt roams this fabled region from Tucson, Arizona, to El Paso, Texas, meeting with migrants, border security advocates, and communities ravaged by cross-border crime. He rides with the border patrol and reveals the tragic situation that has evolved along the border. Eichstaedt finds that despite tens of thousands of border agents and the expenditure of billions of dollars, an estimated one million Mexicans and Central Americans continue to cross the border each year. These migrants fill jobs that have become the underpinnings of the U.S. economy. Rather than building more and better barricades, Eichstaedt argues that the United States must reform its immigration and drug laws and acknowledge that costly, counterproductive, and antiquated policies have created deadly circumstances on both sides of the border. Recognizing the truth of America's long and tortured relations with Mexico must be followed by legitimizing the contributions made by migrants to the American way of life"--Provided by publisher Notes Includes index Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record International Latino Book Award, 2015 - Best Political/Current Affairs Book Subject Border security -- Mexican-American Border Region Crime -- Mexican-American Border Region Noncitizens -- United States. Illegal immigration -- United States SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology. Mexico. Emigration & Immigration. Noncitizens Illegal immigration Border security Crime Emigration and immigration -- Government policy SUBJECT Mexican-American Border Region. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85084485 United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy Mexico -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy Subject Mexico North America -- Mexican-American Border Region United States Form Electronic book ISBN 9781613748374 161374837X 9781613748398 1613748396

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