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The University of Arizona Press
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English
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"New Directions in Border Research Methodology, Ethics, and Practice looks at the recent stigmatization of immigrants since the US began focusing on securing its border with Mexico in 2001. Attempting to answer ethical questions concerning border research methodology, these researchers explore the political and social implications of U.S. immigration policies and programs"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher
Custom House
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"A deeply reported, newsbreaking account the humanitarian crisis of our time by the journalist who has been at the center of the story: MSNBC correspondent Jacob Soboroff, winner of the 2019 Walter Cronkite Award, offers a chilling expose of the human cost of the Trump administration's border and immigration policies"--
In June 2018, Donald Trump's most notorious decision as president--the systematic separation of thousands of desperate migrant families...
Publisher
CrimethInc. Workers' Collective
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Why do people cross the border without documents? How do they make the journey? Whose interests does the border serve--and what has it done to North America? Every year, thousands of people risk their lives to cross the desert between Mexico and the United States. Drawing on nearly a decade of solidarity work along the border, this book uncovers the true goals and costs of US border policy--and what to do about it."--Back cover
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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Borders sit at the center of global politics. Yet they are too often understood as thin lines, as they appear on maps, rather than as political institutions in their own right. This book takes a detailed look at the evolution of border security in the United States after 9/11. Far from the walls and fences that dominate the news, it reveals borders to be thick, multi-faceted and binational institutions that have evolved greatly in recent decades....
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"An esteemed journalist delivers a compelling on-the-ground account of the construction of President Trump's border wall in San Diego-and the impact on the lives of local residents. In August of 2019, Donald Trump finished building his border wall-at least a portion of it. In San Diego, the Army Corps of engineers completed two years of construction on a 14-mile steel beamed barrier that extends eighteen-feet high and cost a staggering $147 million....
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Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The prominent American philanthropist challenges mainstream understandings in a reassessment of the U.S.-Mexico border crisis that reveals a unprecedented rate of drug trafficking directly related to today's opioid epidemic, outlining bipartisan recommendations for fighting cartels, strengthening national security and addressing interrelated sources of the drug and border issues.
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Series
California series in public anthropology volume 36
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Anthropologist Jason De León sheds light on one of the most pressing political issues of our time--the human consequences of US immigration policy. The Land of Open Graves reveals the suffering and death that take place daily in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona as thousands of undocumented migrants attempt to cross from Mexico into the United States. Drawing on the four major fields of anthropology, De León uses an innovative combination of ethnography,...
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Publisher
Columbia University Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In 2010 Arizona enacted Senate Bill 1070, the notorious "show-me-your-papers" law. At the time, it was widely portrayed as a draconian outlier; today, it is clear that events in Arizona foreshadowed the rise of Donald Trump and underscored the worldwide trend toward the securitization of migration-treating immigrants as a security threat. Offering a comprehensive account of the SB 1070 era in Arizona and its fallout, this book provides new perspective...
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Publisher
City Lights Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"According to U.S. military planners, climate change now poses the #1 national security threat to the United States, even before terrorism. The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre reports that a person is four times more likely to be forced to move due to environmental disaster than by war, and in 2015 alone, 19.2 million people were displaced worldwide by environmental disasters. Droughts, fires, and floods are driving ever-larger numbers of...
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
"This ABC News program studies the connections between 9/11, the American economy, and the workforce of undocumented labor on which that economy increasingly depends. Interviews with Arizona border patrol agents evoke their frustrations and reveal the perils faced by many Mexicans who attempt desperate wilderness crossings. Contrasts between President Bush's proposed guest worker program and the Department of Homeland Security's efforts to crack down...
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