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Desert Duty: On the Line with the U.S. Border Patrol

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Availability:In StockContributor:Bill BroylesPublish date:2010-10-01Pages:256
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Texas PressISBN-13:9780292723207ISBN-10:292723202UPC:9780292723207Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Emigration & ImmigrationSize:8.84 x 6.08 x 0.68 inchesWeight:0.8708Product ID:SCY2WQYM2Z

Desert Duty: On the Line with the U.S. Border Patrol

While politicians and pundits endlessly debate immigration policy, U.S. Border Patrol agents put their lives on the line to enforce immigration law. In a day's work, agents may catch a load of narcotics, apprehend groups of people entering the country illegally, and intercept a potential terrorist. Their days often include rescuing aliens from death by thirst or murder by border bandits,...

Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Texas PressISBN-13:9780292723207ISBN-10:292723202UPC:9780292723207Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Emigration & ImmigrationSize:8.84 x 6.08 x 0.68 inchesWeight:0.8708Product ID:SCY2WQYM2Z

Bill Broyles has been walking the desert borderlands--the setting for many of his favorite memories--for more than thirty-five years. He is currently a research associate at the University of Arizona's Southwest Center. His books include Sunshot: Peril and Wonder in the Gran Desierto, and he coedited Dry Borders: Great Natural Reserves of the Sonoran Desert.

Mark Haynes joined the Border Patro...

Publisher: University of Texas Press

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Bill Broyles

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