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001 2013035870
003 DLC
005 20140822080830.0
008 130930s2014 nyua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2013035870
020 $a9781137278906 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aJV6483$b.L66 2014
082 00 $a363.28/50973$223
084 $aPOL012000$aPOL011000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aLongmire, Sylvia.
245 10 $aBorder insecurity :$bwhy big money, fences, and drones aren't making us safer /$cSylvia Longmire.
250 $aFirst edition.
264 1 $aNew York City :$bPalgrave Macmillan,$c2014.
300 $a250 pages :$billustrations ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 215-239) and index.
520 $a"When confronted with the challenges of border security and illegal immigration, government officials are fond of saying that our borders have never been as safe and secure as they are now. But ranchers in the borderlands of Arizona and Texas fear for their lands, their cattle, their homes, and sometimes their lives due to the human and drug smuggling traffic that regularly crosses their property. Who is right? What does a secure border actually look like? More importantly, is a secure border a realistic goal for the United States? Border Insecurity examines all the aspects of the challenge--and thriving industry--of trying to keep terrorists, drug smugglers, and illegal immigrants from entering the United States across our land borders. It looks at on-the-ground issues and controversies like the border fence, the usefulness of technology, shifts in the connection between illegal immigration and drug smuggling, and the potential for terrorists and drug cartels to work together. Border Insecurity also delves into how the border debate itself is part of why the government has failed to improve information sharing and why this is necessary to establish a clear and comprehensive border security strategy"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aBorder security$zUnited States.
650 0 $aBorder security$xGovernment policy$zUnited States.
651 0 $aUnited States$xEmigration and immigration$xGovernment policy.
650 0 $aImmigration enforcement$zUnited States.
650 0 $aIllegal aliens$zUnited States.
650 0 $aDrug control$zUnited States.
650 0 $aTerrorism$xPrevention$zUnited States.
650 0 $aNational security$zUnited States.
650 7 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / International Security.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General.$2bisacsh