This title combines original research, case studies, and synoptic analysis to cover highly charged topics in America today. The volume is divided into two sections; the first section combines immigration and the borderlands, which covers immigration enforcement, border security and trade, illegal crossings at the border, gaps in securing the borderlands, globalization and transnational crime, and reassessment of border theory. Under the second section, ‘Resilient Homeland,’ the reader can find information on topics such as: a profile of the resilient citizen, lessons learned from the response to the pandemic, disaster recovery and preparedness, mistrust of public health as a threat to resilience, community disaster recovery, and top cybersecurity concerns.

Immigration reform and border security are highly charged topics in America today. Immigration, Assimilation, and Border Security examines the history of immigration along with the immigration debate of today. This book shows how attitudes about immigration have shifted and the author examines recent developments in immigration policy and border security. This second edition is an update of the intersection of border security, immigration, and assimilation in the U.S.A. In addition to the history of immigration and custom services and shifts in attitudes about immigration, this edition provides new information about the operations of the Department of Homeland Security to secure the border. A new chapter examines developments in immigration policy relating to the border wall, family separation, unaccompanied immigrant minors and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA. The book includes real-life stories of difficult incidents that arise due to the complicated relationship between immigration and border security. The authors review prospects for comprehensive immigration policy and border security policy.