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Border insecurity : why big money, fences, and drones aren't making us safer, Sylvia Longmire

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"When confronted with the challenges of border security and illegal immigration, government officials are fond of saying that our borders have never been as safe and secure as they are now. But ranchers in the borderlands of Arizona and Texas fear for their lands, their cattle, their homes, and sometimes their lives due to the human and drug smuggling traffic that regularly crosses their property. Who is right? What does a secure border actually look like? More importantly, is a secure border a realistic goal for the United States? Border Insecurity examines all the aspects of the challenge--and thriving industry--of trying to keep terrorists, drug smugglers, and illegal immigrants from entering the United States across our land borders. It looks at on-the-ground issues and controversies like the border fence, the usefulness of technology, shifts in the connection between illegal immigration and drug smuggling, and the potential for terrorists and drug cartels to work together. Border Insecurity also delves into how the border debate itself is part of why the government has failed to improve information sharing and why this is necessary to establish a clear and comprehensive border security strategy"--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First edition.
Extent
250 pages
Contents
  • Enemies at the gate
  • The guardians
  • The border fence
  • Technology on the border
  • Border violence spillover
  • The evolution of cross-border migration
  • Terrorism and the Southwest border
  • The invisible fight against money laundering
  • Taking matters into their own hands
  • The big business of border security
  • The forgotten Northern border
  • The future of border security
Isbn
9781137278906
Instance
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Border insecurity : why big money, fences, and drones aren't making us safer
Title
Border insecurity
Title remainder
why big money, fences, and drones aren't making us safer
Statement of responsibility
Sylvia Longmire
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Subject
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Language
eng
Summary
"When confronted with the challenges of border security and illegal immigration, government officials are fond of saying that our borders have never been as safe and secure as they are now. But ranchers in the borderlands of Arizona and Texas fear for their lands, their cattle, their homes, and sometimes their lives due to the human and drug smuggling traffic that regularly crosses their property. Who is right? What does a secure border actually look like? More importantly, is a secure border a realistic goal for the United States? Border Insecurity examines all the aspects of the challenge--and thriving industry--of trying to keep terrorists, drug smugglers, and illegal immigrants from entering the United States across our land borders. It looks at on-the-ground issues and controversies like the border fence, the usefulness of technology, shifts in the connection between illegal immigration and drug smuggling, and the potential for terrorists and drug cartels to work together. Border Insecurity also delves into how the border debate itself is part of why the government has failed to improve information sharing and why this is necessary to establish a clear and comprehensive border security strategy"--
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Longmire, Sylvia
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Index
index present
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non fiction
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  • Border security
  • Border security
  • Drug control
  • Noncitizens
  • Immigration enforcement
  • National security
  • Terrorism
  • United States
  • Illegal immigration
  • Noncitizens
  • Undocumented Immigrants
  • Sécurité frontalière
  • Sécurité frontalière
  • Lutte antidrogue
  • Immigrants clandestins
  • Émigration et immigration
  • Immigration clandestine
  • Immigrants clandestins
  • POLITICAL SCIENCE
  • POLITICAL SCIENCE
  • Illegal immigration
  • Border security
  • Drug control
  • Emigration and immigration
  • Noncitizens
  • Immigration enforcement
  • National security
  • Terrorism
  • United States
  • Verenigde Staten
  • Noncitizens
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Border insecurity : why big money, fences, and drones aren't making us safer, Sylvia Longmire
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Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-239) and index
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volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
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rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Enemies at the gate -- The guardians -- The border fence -- Technology on the border -- Border violence spillover -- The evolution of cross-border migration -- Terrorism and the Southwest border -- The invisible fight against money laundering -- Taking matters into their own hands -- The big business of border security -- The forgotten Northern border -- The future of border security
Control code
852658403
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
250 pages
Isbn
9781137278906
Lccn
2013035870
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Note
WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)852658403
Label
Border insecurity : why big money, fences, and drones aren't making us safer, Sylvia Longmire
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-239) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Enemies at the gate -- The guardians -- The border fence -- Technology on the border -- Border violence spillover -- The evolution of cross-border migration -- Terrorism and the Southwest border -- The invisible fight against money laundering -- Taking matters into their own hands -- The big business of border security -- The forgotten Northern border -- The future of border security
Control code
852658403
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
250 pages
Isbn
9781137278906
Lccn
2013035870
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Note
WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)852658403

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