border security

Presents the impact of the construction of the border wall between the United States and Mexico on American culture and identity and how it influenced Americans' views on border security, refugees, immigrants, and internal security. Provides interviews from people on all sides of the issue particularly the local people affected by it such as migrants, smugglers, border agents, activists, contractors, and border residents. Highlights the commerce between the United States and Mexico, legal and illegal activities, and the politics and enforcement of border protection in the region of San Diego, California, and Tijuana, Mexico.

This book explores what it means to be a citizen in a democracy.

A collection of twenty-five essays that provides varying perspectives on issues regarding border security at the Mexican-American border region.

"In June 2018, Donald Trump's . . . decision as president--the systematic separation of thousands of . . . migrant families at the US-Mexico border--had secretly been in effect for months before most Americans became aware of the . . . inhumanity being perpetrated by their own government. Jacob Soboroff was among the first journalists to expose this reality after seeing firsthand the living conditions of the children in custody. His . . . series of reports ignited public scrutiny that contributed to the president reversing his own policy. [He] has spent the past two years reporting the many strands of this . . . narrative, developing sources from within the Trump administration who share critical details for the first time. He also traces the . . . odyssey of one separated family from Guatemala, where their lives were threatened by narcos, to seek asylum at the U.S. border, where they were separated"--Provided by publisher.

Describes the challenges of securing the U.S.-Mexico border, covering the variety of tactics that attempt to keep people from reaching United States soil including a border wall.

Explores basic facts about border security and provides varying viewpoints that people have about border security policies.

"A former Border Patrol agent's haunting experience of an unnatural divide and the lives caught on either side, struggling to cross or to defend it"--Provided by publisher.

Border security is a topic that's often talked about by politicians, on the news, and on social media, but what does it mean? Readers discover the answer as they explore the heated debates surrounding this controversial issue.

"A former Border Patrol agent's haunting experience of an unnatural divide and the lives caught on either side, struggling to cross or to defend it"--Provided by publisher.

"A former Border Patrol agent's haunting experience of an unnatural divide and the lives caught on either side, struggling to cross or to defend it"--Provided by publisher.