The fence
Subtitle: national security, public safety, and illegal immigration along the U.S.-Mexico border
By: Robert Lee Maril
Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Lubbock, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780896726802
Subjects: Border security; Government policy; Emigration and immigration; Fences; Mexican-American Border Region; Immigration enforcement
Description: "Investigates the reality of the proposed 2,000-mile-long border 'fence' between the United States and Mexico. First-person interviews and rigorous analysis of government documents uncover fiscal mismanagement, wasteful spending, and unkept promises. Suggests new public policies based on reasoned compromise and concern for human life"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [337]-349) and index.
Table of contents: title: A virtual American dream. A simple solution ; Manny's disguise isn't one ; Anzalduas ; Olga Rivera Garcia's fence and Omar Sanchez's fence ; ISIS ; Dubuque; title: Crossing to safety. More virtual fences ; CBP Agent Nora Munoz ; Juliet Garcia's fence and Michael Chertoff's wall ; Three different walls ; It's getting crowded along the border ; Crossing to safety.