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The Three U.S.-Mexico Border Wars - Drugs, Immigration, and Homeland Security, 2nd Edition (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)
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The Three U.S.-Mexico Border Wars - Drugs, Immigration, and Homeland Security, 2nd Edition (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)
Series: Praeger Security International
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This book addresses the three central issues that continue to
dominate the U.S.-Mexico relationship today: drugs, immigration,
and security. Nowhere is this more palpable than at the 2,000-mile
border shared by the two countries. The U.S.-Mexico border remains
a hot topic in the news-and a contentious one. This second edition
of a popular work brings readers up to date on what is really going
on at the U.S.-Mexico border and why. The book offers a detailed,
history-based examination of the evolution of current conditions on
the border, arguing that they exist due to a steady growth in the
security concerns of the United States over almost two centuries.
The author shows how the border has gone through four historical
stages that, ultimately, have crippled the region, sacrificing its
ability to produce prosperity in exchange for greater security.
Combining depth and breadth, the book covers the economic
relationship between Mexico and the United States, the deployment
of technology, the bureaucratic interests that control the border
landscape, the democratic deficit, and a detrimental lack of policy
coordination. Issues such as drug trafficking and homeland security
are considered as well. Demonstrating the internal and
contradictory logic of American policy toward the border, the
author argues that current conditions could lead to a return of
authoritarianism in Mexico and a concurrent rise in anti-American
sentiment. Provides a historical perspective that is necessary to
understand today's border conflicts Includes new coverage of
weapons trafficking, human trafficking, the diversified activities
of organized crime, the role of drug consumption in America, the
decay of the border infrastructure, the militarization of the
border, and the effects of Arizona's immigration policy changes
Challenges current views about the border as unsafe, unstable,
crime-riddled, and a burden on the nation Portrays the border as a
place of hope in need of better management rather than
reinforcement of the security regime that has prevailed in the last
decades Includes a chapter on the Pena government and its effect on
the binational relationship, the war on the Cartels, and escalation
of violence Draws on the author's current research and interviews
with new government actors Offers penetrating analysis and sound
policy recommendations, particularly on how to achieve a truly
binational border management system Features a new final chapter
that projects the future of the border over the next 25 years
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Imprint: |
Praeger Publishers Inc
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Praeger Security International |
Release date: |
October 2016 |
Authors: |
Tony Payan
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Dimensions: |
236 x 157 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
255 |
Edition: |
2nd Revised edition |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4408-3541-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
International relations >
General
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LSN: |
1-4408-3541-1 |
Barcode: |
9781440835414 |
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