The Fence: National Security, Public Safety, and Illegal Immigration along the U.S.–Mexico Border

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Contents Illustrations xi Part One: A Virtual American Dream 1: A Simple Solution 3 2: Manny’s Disguise Isn’t One 24 3: Anzalduas 38 4: Olga Rivera Garcia’s Fence and Omar Sanchez’s Fence 60 5: ISIS 88 6: Dubuque 111 Part Two: Crossing to Safety 7: More Virtual Fences 135 8: CBP Agent Nora Muñoz 179 9: Juliet Garcia’s Fence and Michael Chertoff’s Wall 198 10: Three Different Walls 230 11: It’s Getting Crowded along the Border 258 12: Crossing to Safety 279 Epilogue 301 Notes 309 Bibliography 341 Acknowledgments 353 Index 355 ...