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"Focuses on the growing militarization of US immigration and drug policy along Mexico/US border. Well-researched monograph examines potential for human rights violations by Border Patrol operations and other law enforcement efforts"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
This monograph argues that during the 1978-1992 period, U.S. immigration and drug enforcement policies and practices in the U.S.-Mexico border region became increasingly militarized.
Tim Dunn examines these policies and practices in detail, and considers them in light of the strategy and tactics of the Pentagon doctrine of "low-intensity conflict." Developed during the 1980s for use in Central America and elsewhere, this doctrine is characterized by broad-ranging provisions for establishing social control over specific civilian populations, and its implementation has often been accompanied by widespread human-rights violations.
The study reflects a deep concern for human-rights conditions in the U.S.-Mexico border region - which has a troubled history in that regard - and is informed by the belief that the "official" story is usually but one version of events and should never be accepted uncritically.
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Emigration and immigration, Drug control, Low-intensity conflicts (Military science), Government policy, Conflits de basse intensité, Lutte contre la Drogue, Émigration et immigration, Politique gouvernementale, 15.85 history of America, Immigratie, Militarisering, Grensgebieden, Immigration and emigration, Mexican-american border region, Military art and science, United states, emigration and immigrationShowing 2 featured editions. View all 2 editions?
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The militarization of the U.S.-Mexico border, 1978-1992: low-intensity conflict doctrine comes home
1996, CMAS Books, University of Texas at Austin
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The Militarization of the U.S.-Mexico Border, 1978-1992: Low-Intensity Conflict Doctrine Comes Home (Cmas Border & Migration Studies Series)
May 1995, University of Texas Press, CMAS Books, University of Texas at Austin
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0292715803 9780292715806
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"Focuses on the growing militarization of US immigration and drug policy along Mexico/US border. Well-researched monograph examines potential for human rights violations by Border Patrol operations and other law enforcement efforts"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
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