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2) Operation Gatekeeper and beyond: the war on "illegals" and the remaking of the U.S.-Mexico boundary
Author
Publisher
Routledge
Pub. Date
2010.
Lexile measure
1800L
Language
English
Description
This is a major revision and update of Nevins' earlier classic and is an ideal text for use with undergraduate students in a wide variety of courses on immigration, transnational issues, and the politics of race, inclusion and exclusion. Not only has the author brought his subject completely up to date, but as a "case" of increasing economic integration and liberalization along with growing immigration control, the US. / Mexico Border and its history...
Author
Series
American crossroads volume 29
Publisher
University of California Press
Language
English
Description
Reveals the untold history of the United States Border Patrol from its beginnings in 1924 as a small peripheral outfit to its emergence as a large professional police force. This book focuses on the daily challenges of policing the borderlands and brings to light unexpected partners and forgotten dynamics.--[source unknown].
Author
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Language
English
Description
Collection of stories heard from migrants crossing the Arizona desert to find jobs, join families, or start new lives. These are firsthand accounts told to volunteers for the Samaritans, a humanitarian group seeking to provide these travelers with medical aid, water, and food.
