In years past, immigration into the United States was treated as a privilege, not a right to be granted automatically just by being able to make it to America's shoreline or borders. Today, however, the entire process of immigration has been drastically politicized by both major parties in Washington, D.C.; one party sees votes - the other, cheap labor. This is investigative journalist Jon Dougherty's probing look into how this indiscriminate immigration is tearing at the fabric of our culture and society. Interviewing Border Patrol agents, local residents, citizen-enforcement groups and even the immigrants themselves, Dougherty examines the implicit dangers of our reckless attitude toward admittance, showing how all American citizens, native-born and otherwise, are consequently threatened by welfare fraud, drug lords, and terrorism. This is the untold, unnerving true story about the social and political turmoil on the U.S.-Mexico border.
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48 of 56 people found the following review helpful
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This book is an eye-opener! Jon Dougherty is one of America's outstanding investigative journalists. His penetrating research and front-line reporting go far beyond the spin and political "new speak" of talking-heads and crass politicians pandering for votes. Dougherty looks at the realities of America's failed immigration policy. He describes the daily acts of terrorism commited by illegals. He details the criminal activity by illegal aliens, drug-smugglers, and corrupt elements of the Mexican army who provide armed support. He reveals how armed incursions by Mexican military and police have resulted in violent exchanges with U.S. authorities. Incredibly the media have suppressed reporting such events. He details the trashing of property and victimizing of American citizens living on the border that is ignored by a media motivated more by editorial politics rather than accurate reporting. This book is a must read on one of the most urgent topics facing America today.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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After reading this book I come away with questions as to why Americans are devided. I mean is not illegal entry into this country seen as a bad thing? Too, too many Americans say "These people come here for a better life." Yes they do. But reality says you do not allow someone to move into your home uninvited. Even more you do not start to take people into your home when you are ill-equipped to care for those in your home. Unemployment amoung Black men, is three times the national rate. At the same time we are not going to improve the plight of the people who are already citizens but we then take pity on some people from outside, to try to look compassionate.
Well here is how we stop the flow. We enforce those laws already on the books, and we then add teeth to those law, and close all loopeholes. If as is widely reported they are here to do jobs Americans refuse to take, try paying a living wage. Besides, as cold as this may sound, if you as an individual who cannot feed and house yourself properly you have no business procreating in the first place.
These "Swiss Cheese" borders offer a terrorist an easy entry into the United States, and the terrorist know this. So learn Spanish, and blend right in. We have a habit of half doing our job anyway so this is no big. Of course too many bleeding hearts say this is not the point. So look at health care in America, and how the entry of illegal aliens have overburdened this system, which was faulty at best without the added burden of illegal peoples. Next that stupid law that says born here, makes you a citizen, is just plain stupid. Many illegal aliens come here pregnant just to gain a foot hold in this country, by having their babies here. Our education system is such a mess that we have to do something to stop this madness. We used to have music, art, and physical education, not to mention math, and science, but because we now have to pay for a bunch of people from mostly Mexico have made this impossible.
This is all eloquently laid out by this author, and how Wall Street likes it this way. It is that slave labor mentality we have yet to get over. And why not we as a nation have yet to solidly destroy the concept of sweat shop labor. People working for pennies a day. Blame it on WTO.
This author outlines the lack of safety, and the likelyhood of another 9/11. What are we going to do about it anyway. We refused to stop this disaster before. We ignored those who sounded the alarm before.
A government impotent, because of Wall Street where nothing means nothing but money. You as tax payers cannot get what you have paid for, a quality education for your children, because your government sees fit to spend this money on others. Not just those from of south of the border but there are a great many illegal people who come here from Europe, on vacation visas, and disappear into the populous, never to be heard of again. Never mind some of these people have criminal records, as do some of those from south of the border, and from nations where there is a totally inefficient means of keeping criminal records. So we know not who we have in our country.
The author warns we need to even to take a new look at legal immigration as well, not to mention refugee status. Who are we allowing into our country, and whose country is it anyway?
Well here is how we stop the flow. We enforce those laws already on the books, and we then add teeth to those law, and close all loopeholes. If as is widely reported they are here to do jobs Americans refuse to take, try paying a living wage. Besides, as cold as this may sound, if you as an individual who cannot feed and house yourself properly you have no business procreating in the first place.
These "Swiss Cheese" borders offer a terrorist an easy entry into the United States, and the terrorist know this. So learn Spanish, and blend right in. We have a habit of half doing our job anyway so this is no big. Of course too many bleeding hearts say this is not the point. So look at health care in America, and how the entry of illegal aliens have overburdened this system, which was faulty at best without the added burden of illegal peoples. Next that stupid law that says born here, makes you a citizen, is just plain stupid. Many illegal aliens come here pregnant just to gain a foot hold in this country, by having their babies here. Our education system is such a mess that we have to do something to stop this madness. We used to have music, art, and physical education, not to mention math, and science, but because we now have to pay for a bunch of people from mostly Mexico have made this impossible.
This is all eloquently laid out by this author, and how Wall Street likes it this way. It is that slave labor mentality we have yet to get over. And why not we as a nation have yet to solidly destroy the concept of sweat shop labor. People working for pennies a day. Blame it on WTO.
This author outlines the lack of safety, and the likelyhood of another 9/11. What are we going to do about it anyway. We refused to stop this disaster before. We ignored those who sounded the alarm before.
A government impotent, because of Wall Street where nothing means nothing but money. You as tax payers cannot get what you have paid for, a quality education for your children, because your government sees fit to spend this money on others. Not just those from of south of the border but there are a great many illegal people who come here from Europe, on vacation visas, and disappear into the populous, never to be heard of again. Never mind some of these people have criminal records, as do some of those from south of the border, and from nations where there is a totally inefficient means of keeping criminal records. So we know not who we have in our country.
The author warns we need to even to take a new look at legal immigration as well, not to mention refugee status. Who are we allowing into our country, and whose country is it anyway?
61 of 79 people found the following review helpful
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I live in Arizona and if people don't think there is a threat to our national security then they need to visit Douglas, Arizona or any number of American communities on the borders. Private property, ranches, natural environment is being destroyed by an unending stream of people illegally crossing our borders. Our elected leaders do not want to deal with the problem.
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Illegal is just that...illegal
What is going on in this country ???
Read this book to be better educated.
STOP THE ILLEGALS..NOW !!!!!!
Very well written book.
Tells it like it is...
Read this book to be better educated.
STOP THE ILLEGALS..NOW !!!!!!
Very well written book.
Tells it like it is...
Published on January 6, 2009 by Robert J. Davidson
A real eye opener
Every warm blooded American should read this book! Very frank, enlightening and shocking! It will leave you demanding: let's build the damn fence already (all 700 miles)!!! Read more
Published on December 10, 2007 by M. A. Gomez
worth reading
If you haven't read many books on current immigration, this book is a good place to start. There are a number of stories of the actual people who are being harmed by immigration. Read more
Published on March 27, 2007 by bookloversfriend
A good response to the Insanity on the Left
As a grandson of Asian immigrants(incarcerated in iternement camps no less) with fluency in Spanish I hardly fit the mold of the so called racists below that have also given this... Read more
Published on January 5, 2006 by Vincent Kondo
typical journalist
This book is almost a joke, if not a disgrace. THe previous 5 star ratings of this book just show the real ignorance of people in this country. Read more
Published on June 21, 2004
We need a serious book about the border situation
Even though I have never heard of this author, I bought the book because it looked interesting enough. However, this book was not worth the discounted price that I paid for it. Read more
Published on February 25, 2004 by Bill Michaels
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On September 13, 2002, FBI agents Sergio Barrion, 39, and Samantha Mikeska, 38, were aboard a freight train traversing the rolling hills of Mount Cristo Rey near the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
border enforcers, illegal alien traffic, border jumpers, border hospitals, border patrol agents, immigrant crime, border agencies, new cartel, gal aliens, border groups, border agents, criminal aliens, border residents, southwest border, human smuggling Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, San Diego, New York, New Mexico, White House, Mexico City, Organ Pipe, Ranch Rescue, President Bush, Customs Service, President Vicente Fox, John Petrello, Arizona Daily Star, Cochise County, Los Angeles Times, San Ysidro, British Columbia, Cox Newspapers, Rosas Molina, Tom Tancredo, Washington Times, Chula Vista, House Judiciary Committee, Human Events, Justice Department New!
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On September 13, 2002, FBI agents Sergio Barrion, 39, and Samantha Mikeska, 38, were aboard a freight train traversing the rolling hills of Mount Cristo Rey near the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
border enforcers, illegal alien traffic, border jumpers, border hospitals, border patrol agents, immigrant crime, border agencies, new cartel, gal aliens, border groups, border agents, criminal aliens, border residents, southwest border, human smuggling Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, San Diego, New York, New Mexico, White House, Mexico City, Organ Pipe, Ranch Rescue, President Bush, Customs Service, President Vicente Fox, John Petrello, Arizona Daily Star, Cochise County, Los Angeles Times, San Ysidro, British Columbia, Cox Newspapers, Rosas Molina, Tom Tancredo, Washington Times, Chula Vista, House Judiciary Committee, Human Events, Justice Department New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- San Diego County 2005 (McCormack's Guides) (Mccormack's Guides. San Diego County) by Don McCormack in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Saudi Arabia (Creation of the Modern Middle East) by Heather Lehr Wagner on page 162
- Imperial County by Automobile Club of Southern California on page 75
- Homeland Security (Reference Shelf) by Norris Smith on page 169
- Mexico: A Country Guide by Tom Barry in Back Matter
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