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Author Maril, Robert Lee.

Title The fence : national security, public safety, and illegal immigration along the U.S.-Mexico border / Robert Lee Maril.

Publication Info. Lubbock, Tex. : Texas Tech University Press, [2011]
©2011

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 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  363.285 MARIL    Check Shelf
Description xii, 368 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents A virtual American dream. A simple solution ; Manny's disguise isn't one ; Anzalduas ; Olga Rivera Garcia's fence and Omar Sanchez's fence ; ISIS ; Dubuque -- Crossing to safety. More virtual fences ; CBP Agent Nora Munoz ; Juliet Garcia's fence and Michael Chertoff's wall ; Three different walls ; It's getting crowded along the border ; Crossing to safety.
Summary "Investigates the reality of the proposed 2,000-mile-long border 'fence' between the United States and Mexico. First-person interviews and rigorous analysis of government documents uncover fiscal mismanagement, wasteful spending, and unkept promises. Suggests new public policies based on reasoned compromise and concern for human life"--Provided by publisher.
Subject Border security -- Mexican-American Border Region.
Border security -- Government policy -- United States.
Immigration enforcement -- Mexican-American Border Region.
Mexican-American Border Region -- Emigration and immigration.
Fences -- Mexican-American Border Region.
ISBN 9780896726802 hardcover alkaline paper
0896726800 hardcover alkaline paper
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