Border insecurity
Subtitle: why big money, fences, and drones aren't making us safer
By: Sylvia Longmire
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York City
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9781137278906
Subjects: Illegal aliens; Government policy; National security; Drug control; General; International Security; Border security; POLITICAL SCIENCE; Emigration and immigration; International Relations; Terrorism; Immigration enforcement; Prevention; Political Freedom & Security
Description: "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"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-239) and index.
Table of contents: title: Enemies at the gate; title: The guardians; title: The border fence; title: Technology on the border; title: Border violence spillover; title: The evolution of cross-border migration; title: Terrorism and the Southwest border; title: The invisible fight against money laundering; title: Taking matters into their own hands; title: The big business of border security; title: The forgotten Northern border; title: The future of border security.