"This title provides a wide range of opinions on whether or not the United States should close its Mexican and Canadian borders to immigrants. The impact and efficacy of increased border patrol and enforcement are debated"--From the publisher's web site.
Content Note
Continued efforts to close US borders are necessary / Mark Krikorian -- Closing US borders is immoral and impractical / Seth Polley -- Keeping US borders open increases crime and terrorism / Jim Kouri -- Keeping US borders open will not increase crime / Radley Balko -- Open borders improve the US economy / Gordon H. Hanson -- Open borders hurt US workers / Michael Cutler -- Open borders enrich the United States / Darrell M. West -- The US should provide better evidence that its borders are secure / Edward Alden and Bryan Roberts -- Measures to secure the Canadian border hinder relations with Canada / Jena Baker McNeill and Diem Nguyen -- Expanded border enforcement strategies have reduced illegal immigration / Marshall Fitz -- Fencing US borders will not deter illegal immigration / Nick Miroff -- The town on the wrong side of America's drugs war / Guy Adams -- Fenced in / Amy Leinbach Marquis -- Fencing US borders benefits the environment / Federation for Immigration Reform -- Fencing the southern border of the United States reflects American racism / Mark Karlin.