This text provides an integrated view of post-9/11 security
concerns over the United States's shared border with Mexico and
Canada in regards to terrorism, unauthorized migration, drug and
arms smuggling, and other illegal trade. The challenges facing U.S.
Customs and Border Patrol are daunting. There are 19,841 miles of
American land and water boundaries to protect, and 95,000 miles of
shoreline and defined air space subject to homeland security
surveillance. Additionally, the booming drug trade across the
U.S.-Mexico border, combined with the ever-increasing number of
migrants wanting to reach our land of opportunity, has resulted in
a grim death toll: more than 5,000 known migrant deaths have
occurred along the U.S.-Mexico border during 1995-2008, and in
2009, an estimated 9,635 Mexicans were killed in drug-related
violence, with 2,573 people killed in Ciudad Juarez alone. U.S.
Border Security focuses on the contrast between border security
before and after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. This text also
examines the controversial topics of illegal immigration,
counterterrorism, drug and weapons trafficking, human smuggling,
the impact of border security on the movement of people and goods,
and the effect of the war on terrorism on civil and human rights.
Presents a chronological overview of the major historical and
contemporary events impacting the U.S.-Canada and U.S.-Mexico
borders, as well as the development of trilateral and international
security concerns Includes a bibliography providing academic
sources and a chapter of books, peer-reviewed journals, and
video/DVD resources Glossary contains terminology for border
security, unauthorized immigration, terrorism, drug and arms
smuggling, and cross-border trade studies A chapter of biographical
profiles describe the key players in politics, homeland security
agencies, and criminal organizations
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